British Third Rate ship of the line 'Atlas' (1804)

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Atlas
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Atlas' (1782) (98) 1782-1802 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	1802	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1802	BWAS-1714
Acquired	3.1804	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Duke Class (1771)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	5.1821	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 7"Imperial Feet53.9519
Length of Keel145' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet44.2151
Breadth50' 2"Imperial Feet15.2908
Depth in Hold21' 2"Imperial Feet6.4516

Armament

1804Broadside Weight = 814 Imperial Pound ( 369.149 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 12-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1804 - 1805CaptainBWAS-17141805CaptainBWAS-17143.1806 - 11.1807CaptainBWAS-171411.1807 - 12.1810CaptainBWAS-171425.3.1814 - 5.1814LieutenantNBD1849

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1808Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.8.1806 - 1808LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1803 - 15.6.1805BoatswainADM 29/81806Masterref:865

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1808 - 16.5.1811MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1804Recommissioned as a Third-RateBWAS-1714
5.1804Completed process of cutting down and refit at Chatham at a cost of £24,870BWAS-1714
6.2.1806Action of San Domingo
3.11.1806Sailed for teh MediterraneanBWAS-1714
12.1810Paid off into ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1714
12.1813Fitted as a temporary prison shipBWAS-1714
12.1813Refitted as a Unrated Prison hulkE-WIKI
10.1814Fitted as powder magazine at Portsmouth (completed 1815/01)BWAS-1714
1.1815Refitted as a Unrated Powder HulkE-WIKI
5.1821Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Dimensions shown are those for the original Second-Rate vessel

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:865Joseph Allen, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Donna O'Mara on Tuesday 25th of April 2023 07:59

According to the will of Thomas Lindsay of Montrose proved London twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Six:
* at present Masters mate on board His Majesty's ship the
Atlas numbered eighteen upon the Ships Books
* on board His Majesty’s ship the Atlas at sea off Madrid [I think] this tenth day of March in the year of
Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Five and
in the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
Third of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
King reformer of the faith etc etc etc his Forty Sixth year
* witnessed by S Pym Captain and Wm Mowbray Master HMS Atlas
I wonder if Thomas died in Action of San Domingo
Anyway thought this would be useful for your dates for the Samuel Pym and William Mowbray. Happy to send copy of the proved will. Not sure how he is related but I am Australian descended from a John Lindsay seaman of Montrose and his some Robert immigrated to Australia in mid to late 1700's

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