Union, 90 Guns
Details
| Nationality | British |  |
| Previously | Union | |
| Ordered | 1750/07/12 | B057 |
| Laid Down | 1751/06/05 | B057 |
| Named | 1750/08/23 | B057 |
| Launched | 1756/09/25 | B057 |
| Shipyard | Chatham DY | B057 |
| Designer | Joseph Allin | B057 |
| Master Shipbuilder | John Lock | B057 |
| Rate | Second Rate | |
| Type | Ship of the Line | |
| Out Service | 1816/10 | B057 |
| Fate | Broken Up | B057 |
Dimensions
| Source | B057 |
| Length of Gundeck | 171' 2" |
| Length of Keel | 141' 5" |
| Breadth | 48' 8" |
| Depth in Hold | 20' 6" |
| Draught Forward | 13' 6" |
| Draught Aft | 18' 0" |
| Burthen | 1,78154/94 |
Armament
| Date | 1756/09 | B057 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 32-Pounder |
| Middle Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 6-Pounder |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder |
| Date | 1780/04 | B057 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder |
| Middle Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 6-Pounder |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder |
Crew
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1756/09 | 750 | Establishment | B057 |
Flag Officers
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1756/09 | 1757/10 | Admiral | Thomas Smith | B057 |
| 1762 | 1762 | Vice-Admiral | Charles Hardy | B057 |
Commanders
| Date From | Date to | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1756/09 | 1757/10 | Post Captain | James Galbraith | B057 |
| 1757/10 | 1759 | Post Captain | Michael Everitt | B057 |
| 1759 | 1763/02 | Post Captain | Thomas Evans | B057 |
| 1778/12 | 1782/12 | Post Captain | John Dalrymple | B057 |
| 1782/12 | 1783/02 | Post Captain | Robert Mostyn | B057 |
| 1783/02 | 1783/07 | Post Captain | Thomas Shirley | B057 |
| 1790/06 | 1799/44 | Lieutenant | William Quarme | B057 |
| 1799/11 | 1800/05 | Lieutenant | William Richards | B057 |
| 1800/05 | 1800/10 | Lieutenant | John Johnston | B057 |
| 1800/10 | 1801/09 | Lieutenant | John Dixon | B057 |
| 1801/09 | 1805/04 | Lieutenant | John Rickman | B057 |
| 1805/04 | 1807/05 | Lieutenant | Richard Jewers | B057 |
| 1807/05 | 1816/03 | Lieutenant | William Cockraft | B057 |
Officers
| Date From | Date To | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
Service record
| 1757/01/21 | Completed at a first cost of £52,157.7.8d including fitting | B057 |
| 1757/09 | Commissioned for the Downs | B057 |
| 1760 | In the Western squadron until 1763 | B057 |
| 1763/02 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1764/05 | Started a small repair at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1764/08 | Completed repair at a cost of 3,993.15.1d | B057 |
| 1778/09 | Started a small repair and refit at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1778/12 | Recommissioned for the Western squadron | B057 |
| 1779/04 | Completed repair and refit at a cost of £23,751.11.1d | B057 |
| 1780/04 | Coppered at Portsmouth and had 32-Pounders replaced by 24-Pounders | B057 |
| 1781/04/13 | Sailed with Darby's squadron as Relief to Gibraltar | B057 |
| 1782/04 | With Barrington's squadron | B057 |
| 1782/05 | With Kempenfelt's squadron | B057 |
| 1782/09 | Sailed to the relief of Gibraltar | B057 |
| 1782/12/08 | Arrived in the West Indies | B057 |
| 1783/07 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1787/10 | Started fitting as a Hospital Hulk at Chatham | B057 |
| 1788/06 | Completed fitting at a cost of £2,086.2.11d | B057 |
| 1790/03/02 | Re-registered as a Hospital ship | B057 |
| 1790/03/02 | Re-registered as a hospital ship | B068 |
| 1790/06 | Recommissioned as a hospital ship | B057 |
| 1793/04 | Moved to Sheerness | B057 |
| 1802/02/06 | Renamed Sussex | |
| 1802/06 | Became a receiving ship | B057 |
| 1816/03 | Paid off into ordinary | B057 |
| 1816/10 | Completed break up at Chatham | B057 |
Actions & Battles
| Date | Source | |
| 1759/11/20 | Battle of Quiberon Bay | |
| 1781/12/12 | Action of 1781-12-12 |
Notes
No Notes Entered
Sources
| B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield |
| B068 | Warships of the Great lakes | Robert Malcomson |
Last Updated :2008/08/21 at 22:14:29 by Cy