Formidable, 90 Guns
Details
| Nationality | British |  |
| Ordered | 1768/08/17 | B057 |
| Laid Down | 1769/12/00 | B057 |
| Named | 1768/10/13 | B057 |
| Launched | 1777/08/20 | B057 |
| Shipyard | Chatham DY | B057 |
| Designer | Thomas Slade | B057 |
| Master Shipbuilder | William Grey | B057 |
| Rate | Second Rate | |
| Type | Ship of the Line | |
| Out Service | 1813/09 | B057 |
| Fate | Broken Up | B057 |
Dimensions
| Source | B057 |
| Length of Gundeck | 177' 63/4" |
| Length of Keel | 143' 10" |
| Breadth | 50' 5" |
| Depth in Hold | 21' 0" |
| Draught Forward | 177' 63/4" |
| Draught Aft | 14' 11" |
| Burthen | 1,94464/94 |
Armament
| Date | 1778 | B057 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder |
| Middle Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 12-Pounder |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 6-Pounder |
| Date | 1790 | B057 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder |
| Middle Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 12-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 12-Pounder |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 12-Pounder |
Crew
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1778 | 750 | Establishment | B057 |
| 1794 | 738 | Establishment | B057 |
Flag Officers
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1778/02 | 1779 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Hugh Palliser | B057 |
| 1782/02 | 1782/04 | Admiral of the White | George Brydges Rodney | B057 |
| 1782/04 | 1783 | Admiral | Hugh Pigot | B057 |
| 1791/03 | 1791/09 | Rear-Admiral | John Leveson Gower | B057 |
| 1796 | 1797 | Rear-Admiral | Sir Roger Curtis | B057 |
| 1797 | 1798 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Charles Thompson | B057 |
| 1799/02 | 1800 | Rear-Admiral | James Whitshed | B057 |
Commanders
| Date From | Date to | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1778/02 | 1779 | Post Captain | John Bazely | B057 |
| 1779 | 1781 | Post Captain | John Stanton | B057 |
| 1781 | 1782 | Post Captain | John Cleland | B057 |
| 1782 | 1782/02 | Post Captain | John Symons | B057 |
| 1782/02 | 1782/09 | Post Captain | Sir Charles Douglas | B057 |
| 1782/09 | 1783 | Post Captain | James Samber | B057 |
| 1790/05 | 1791 | Post Captain | Keith Stewart | B057 |
| 1791/03 | 1791/09 | Post Captain | Henry Nicholls | B057 |
| 1795/02 | 1796 | Post Captain | George Berkely | B057 |
| 1796 | 1797 | Post Captain | George Murray | B057 |
| 1797 | 1797/12 | Post Captain | George Berkely | B057 |
| 1797/12 | 1798 | Post Captain | John Monkton | B057 |
| 1798 | 1798/06 | Post Captain | John Irwin | B057 |
| 1798/06 | 1799/02 | Post Captain | James Whitshed | B057 |
| 1799/02 | 1801/01 | Post Captain | Edward Thornbrough | B057 |
| 1801/01 | 1804 | Post Captain | Richard Grindall | B057 |
| 1804/09 | 1805/05 | Post Captain | Richard D Dunn | B057 |
| 1805/07 | 1809 | Post Captain | Francis Fayerman | B057 |
| 1810/03 | 1811 | Post Captain | James Morris | B057 |
Officers
| Date From | Date To | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1782/02 | 1782/09 | Second Captain | John Symons | B057 |
Service record
| 1778/02 | First commissioned | B057 |
| 1778/04/17 | Completed at a first cost of £50,090.12.1d, plus 3,633.12.10d for fitting | B057 |
| 1780/02 | Coppered at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1781/03/15 | Sailed to the Relief of Gibraltar | B057 |
| 1781/04/12 | Arrived at Gibrlatar | B057 |
| 1782/01/14 | Sailed for the West Indies | B057 |
| 1782/02/19 | Arrived in the West Indies | B057 |
| 1782/04/09 | In the Dominican Channel | B057 |
| 1782/07/21 | Sailed for America | B057 |
| 1782/09/05 | Arrived in New York | B057 |
| 1782/10/24 | Left New York | B057 |
| 1783 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1783 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1784/05 | Started a small repair at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1784/11 | Completed small repair at a cost of £17,353.15.1d | B057 |
| 1790/05 | Recommissioned for the Spanish Armament | B057 |
| 1790/07 | Fitted for sea | B057 |
| 1791/03 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1791/05 | Again fitted for sea at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1791/09 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1792/04 | Started a middling repair and refit at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1795/02 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1795/06 | Completed middling repair and refit at a cost of £38,751 | B057 |
| 1799/06/01 | Sailed as reinforcment to the Mediterranean | B057 |
| 1800 | In the Channel | B057 |
| 1802/02 | Sailed for Jamaica | B057 |
| 1804/09 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1805/05 | Started fitting at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1805/07 | Recommissioned for the Channel | B057 |
| 1806/01 | Completed fitting at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1807/01/01 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | B057 |
| 1810 | Commissioned for the Baltic | B057 |
| 1812 | Reduced to ordinary at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1813/06/30 | Ordered to be reduced to a 74-gun thrid rate, but found to be decayed | B057 |
| 1813/09 | Broken up at Chatham | B057 |
Actions & Battles
| Date | Source | |
| 1778/07/12 | 1st Battle of Ushant | |
| 1782/04/09 | Battle of the Saintes |
Notes
No Notes Entered
Sources
| B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield |
Last Updated :2008/08/31 at 00:10:31 by Cy