British Third Rate ship of the line 'Queen' (1811)

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Queen
Nominal Guns	74
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Queen' (1769) (90) 1769-1811 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Acquired	10.1811
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Designed by	William BatelyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1741-1755	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William GrayBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1746-1775	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	4.4.1821

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet53.9516
Length of Keel144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Breadth49' 6"Imperial Feet14.9521
Depth in Hold21' 9"Imperial Feet6.6294
Draught Forward13' 8 ½"Tons BM
Draught Aft19' 6"Tons BM
Burthen1,876 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1811 - 9.1814CaptainBWAS-17149.1814 - 1815CaptainBWAS-17141815 - 8.1816CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1814 - 1815Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1812 - 1.2.1813First LieutenantNBD18491814LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 1815SurgeonNA-ROA

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1811 - 9.1815Master's MateNBD18498.1814 - 12.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1811Completed being cut done and refitted as a 74 at a cost of £29,719BWAS-1714
1812Channel serviceBWAS-1714
1813North SeaBWAS-1714
4.4.1821Break up completed at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NA-ROA Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 15:38

Portsmouth, 3 February 1816: Captain T G Caulfield is appointed to the Malta guard-ship, at Plymouth, vice Capt C Ogle, appointed to the Rivoli, guard-ship, at this port. Capt Hawtayne is appointed to the Scamander; Captain Sir John Louis, Eurotas; Captain S Chambers, Dee; Capt Lewis Hole, Tay. Lieut M M Wroot is appointed to the Active; Lieutenants H A Eliot, G F Lyon, G Cheyne, and G S Smith, to the Albion. Mr G Johnston to be Surgeon of the Albion; Mr R Daly to be Surgeon of the Queen; Mr John Archdeacon, Purser, and the Rev John Morgan, to the Queen. [Hampshire Telegraph, 5 February 1816]

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