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HBMS Windsor Castle (1814)

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Windsor Castle, 74 Guns

 

Details

NationalityBritish
PreviouslyWindsor Castle
Ordered1813/00/00B057
Laid Down1813/10/00B057
Launched1814/06B057
ShipyardPlymouthB057
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Out Service1839/05B057
FateBroken UpB057

 

Dimensions

SourceB057
Length of Gundeck177' 6"
Length of Keel145' 87/8"
Breadth49' 2"
Depth in Hold21' 0"

 

Armament

Date1814/06B057
Lower Gun Deck2British 68-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2British 68-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck26British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2British 24-Pounder

 

Crew

DateMenNotesSource

 

Flag Officers

Date FromDate toRank/PositionNameSource

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toRankNameSource
1819/011821/06Post CaptainThomas G CaulfieldB057
1821/061822/01Post CaptainC CochraneB057
1824/111825/05Post CaptainHugh DownmanB057
1825/051828/05Post CaptainEdward Durnford KingB057
1828/051831/06Post CaptainDuncombe Pleydall BouverieB057

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource

 

Service record

1814/06Cutting down completed at a cost of £47,725B057
1818/12Began fitting for sea at PlymouthB057
1819/01Completed fitting at a cost of £10,497. Didn't not sail, instead commissioned as a guardshipB057
1822/01Paid offB057
1824/11RecommissionedB057
1825/03Started a small repair and refit as a guardship at PlymouthB057
1826/12Completed repair and refit at a cost of £27,787B057
1828/05Commissioned as a 76-Gun ship for Mediterranean serviceB057
1831/06Paid offB057
1833/08Fitted as a Divisional ShipB057
1834Became a depot ship at Deal until 1838B057
1839/05Broken up at Pembroke DockyardB057

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource

 

Notes

Dimensions are those for the original Second-Rate

 

Sources

B057British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif Winfield


Last Updated :2008/09/13 at 19:05:38 by Cy

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