British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Alkmaar' (1797)

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Alkmaar
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Alkmaar' (1782) (50) 1782-1797 Dutch 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	11.10.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Enkhuizen - Holland	M01
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	30.11.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 4"Imperial Feet43.5888
Length of Keel117' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet35.668
Breadth40' 9"Imperial Feet12.4206
Depth in Hold15' 6 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Burthen1,040 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.3.1801Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 9-Pounder

16.1.1805Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck12 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 9-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1798 - 6.1798CaptainBWAS-17931800CaptainBWAS-17936.9.1800 - 1801CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1800 - 1.1801Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17931.1.1801 - 3.1801Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1799Acting LieutenantNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17981st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.10.1797Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
15.12.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
6.1798fitting as a Troopship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £8968.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1801Began fitting as an Hospital Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1801Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1805Began fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1805Completed fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1807Paid off and laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
1812In ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
30.11.1815Sold at Sheerness for £1,050BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 9th of July 2026 08:42

Portsmouth, 3 January 1801: In consequence of the Naval promotions, Admiral Holloway’s Flag was this day shifted on board the Alkmaar, of 64 guns, Captain Maling, from White to Red. [Hampshire Telegraph, 5 January 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 16:18

Portsmouth, 10 February 1816: The following ships were broke up and sold out of the service last month:- Aeolus, Etna, Alkmaar, Canso, Censor, Constant, Dexterous, Ernest, Freya, Genereux, Haughty, Hearty, Kingfisher, Lightning, Meteor, Nymphen, Paulina, Piedmontaise, Porcupine, Quail, Raven, Rota, Sabrina, Sheldrake, Sparrow, Suffolk, Tisiphone, Vengeance, Vesta, Virago, and Wizard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 12 February 1816]

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