British Third Rate ship of the line 'Agincourt' (1796)

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Agincourt ➡ 1812 Bristol

2930
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Named14.7.1795BWAS-1793
Acquired23.7.1796BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold15.12.1814BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 8"Imperial Feet52.4284 
Length of Keel143' 9 ½"Imperial Feet43.5991 
Breadth43' 4 ½"Imperial Feet13.1191 
Depth in Hold19' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet5.8103 
Burthen1,438 92⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.1796Broadside Weight = 624 Imperial Pound ( 282.984 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6.1810Broadside Weight = 390 Imperial Pound ( 176.865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
13.11.1796 - 1.1.1798Captain
John WilliamsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1798
BWAS-17931.1798 - 3.1798Captain
John LawfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1832
BWAS-17933.1798 - 1800Captain
John BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1821
BWAS-17931800 - 8.1803Captain
George Frederick RyvesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1825
BWAS-17938.1803Captain
Sir Charles Marsh SchombergBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1824
BWAS-17938.1803 - 1804Captain
George Frederick RyvesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1825
BWAS-17931804 - 14.12.1805Captain
Thomas BriggsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1847
NBD184927.5.1808 - 23.11.1808Captain
Robert HendersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1814
BWAS-179311.1808 - 1.12.1811Captain
William KentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1811
BWAS-179312.8.1812 - 1813Captain
John ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
BWAS-17931813Captain
George WyndhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1813
BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.1798 - 1800Vice-Admiral of the Blue
William WaldegraveBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1810
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.1798 - 1800Lieutenant
Edward Pelham BrentonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1815
ref:6161801 - 1802Lieutenant
Francis BeaumanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1841
NBD1849

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.1803 - 16.3.1805Master
John BryceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1827
ADM 29-118.8.1807 - 14.2.1808Master
John BurnettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1810
ADM 29-118.9.1810 - 31.12.1811Master
Francis PriorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1811
ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1800 - 8.4.1805Midshipman
John BrineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1838
NBD18497.1800 - 1801Midshipman
George BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1840
NBD18494.1809 - 1810Midshipman
George Pryse CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1846
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
5.1805 - 12.18051st Class Volunteer
Charles BruceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
27.8.1796Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1797At GravesendBWAS-1793
31.3.1797Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5930.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
1798Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
12.1798Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1799Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9235.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1801Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1804Channel fleetBWAS-1793
1806In the North SeaBWAS-1793
2.1808Began fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1808Victualler at the DownsBWAS-1793
10.1808Completed fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1810Refitted as a 28 gun Fifth Rate Troop Ship
7.1810Began fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1810Completed fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1.1812Renamed BristolBWAS-1793
7.1812In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1813In the North SeaBWAS-1793
21.3.1813Took the Privateer
La Petite Louise (4) 1813-1813
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown


 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:05

Captain Williamson, of the Agincourt of 64 guns, is suspended from the command of that ship, until the result of the court martial about to be held upon him shall be declared. In the meantime Captain John Lawford is appointed to the command. [Hampshire Chronicle, 11 November 1797]

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