British Second Rate ship of the line 'Aboukir' (1848)

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Aboukir
Nominal Guns	90	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	4.4.1848	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Devonport Dockyard - Plymouth	B181
Ship Class	Albion Class (1839)	B028
Category	Second Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	23.11.1877	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Moulded Breadth204Imperial Feet0.0254
Breadth60Imperial Feet1.524
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Burthen3,080Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDB002
Length of Keel204
Breadth60

Armament

4.4.1848Broadside Weight = 1554 Imperial Pound ( 704.739 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck4 British 8 (ML 8)
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 British 8 (ML 8)
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Quarterdeck16 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle8 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1839750Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.5.1859 - 9.1.1860CaptainW03325.5.1859 - 9.1.1860CommanderW033

Service History

DateEventSource
15.9.1856The Aboukir, 90, has been taken from her moorings in Hamoaze to the dockyard, Devonport to be docked and fitted with a screw. (Times Newsapaper)W033
1.1.1858Completed conversion to a screw ship of the lineW033

Notes on Ship

1st January 1858 completed conversion to a screw ship of the line

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

DB002Joseph E. Garland, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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