Minotaur, 74 Guns
Dimensions |
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|
Type |
Metric |
Length of Gundeck |
172' 11/2" |
Imperial Feet |
52.46 |
Length of Keel |
140' 2" |
Imperial Feet |
42.72 |
Breadth |
48' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
14.63 |
Depth in Hold |
20' 7" |
Imperial Feet |
6.27 |
Draught Forward |
12' 1" |
Imperial Feet |
3.68 |
Draught Aft |
17' 7" |
Imperial Feet |
5.36 |
Burthen |
1,71774/94 |
Tons BM |
|
Armament |
1793/11/06 |
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Broadside Weight = 781 |
Lower Gun Deck |
28 |
British 32-Pounder |
Upper Gun Deck |
28 |
British 18-Pounder |
Quarterdeck |
14 |
British 9-Pounder |
Forecastle |
4 |
British 9-Pounder |
Crew Complement |
Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
1794/02 |
550 |
|
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Service Record |
Date |
Notes |
Source |
1794/03/13 |
Completed at a cost of £50,842 including fitting |
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1796/04 |
In the West Indies |
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1797/04 |
Involved in the Spithead mutiny |
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1797/06 |
Sailed for the Mediterranean |
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1798 |
At the blockade of Malta |
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1802/03 |
Began a small repair at Chatham |
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1802/11 |
Completed small repair |
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1802/11 |
Began fitting out at Sheerness |
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1803/03 |
Recommissioned |
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1803/04 |
Completed fitting |
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1803/05/20 |
Took the Franchise |
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1806 |
In the Mediterranean |
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1807 |
Flagship on the Lisbon station |
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1807/08 |
On the expedition to Copenhagen |
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1808 |
In the North Sea |
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1809 |
In the Baltic |
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1809/07/25 |
Attackon Russian gunboats at Frederickshaven |
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1810/12/22 |
Wrecked on the Haak Sands off Texel, about 400 drowned including her captain |
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Fleets |
Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
No Fleets Listed |
Notes on Ship |
No Notes Entered |
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
B064 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 |
Rif Winfield |
B028 |
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I |
J. J. Colledge |
|
The Naval gazetteer, Biographer and Chronologist |
J W Norie |
B080 |
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 |
O'Brien |
Last Updated :2009/03/22 at 19:48:38 by Cy
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