British Third Rate ship of the line 'Temeraire' (1759)

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Temeraire

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Téméraire' (1749) (74) 1749-1759
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Named26.3.1760BWAS-1714
Captured18.8.1759BWAS-1714
First Commissioned9.10.1760BWAS-1714
ShipyardToulon - Provence BWAS-1714
Ship ClassTéméraire Class (1749)BWAS-1714
Constructor
François CoulombFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1702-1749
NNF-1715
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold10.6.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck169' 2"Imperial Feet51.5119 
Length of Keel137'' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet41.7671 
Breadth48' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet14.6495 
Depth in Hold20' 9 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087 
Burthen1,685 80⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


18.8.1759Broadside Weight = 790 Imperial Pound ( 358.265 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1760600 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.10.1760 - 8.9.1762Captain
Matthew BartonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1789
Transfered ADM 6/19/201BWAS-17148.9.1762 - 10.8.1763Captain
Richard BickertonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1792
ADM 6/19/542
Issued by
George PocockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1766
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 3.10.1763ODNB14.11.1764 - 19.11.1767Captain
Thomas GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1802
ADM 6/20/58BWAS-171419.11.1767 - 22.5.1771Captain
Edward Le CrasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1778
ADM 6/20/184BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
9.10.1760 - 2.7.1763First Lieutenant
Samuel UpplebyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1764
Transfered ADM 6/19/201ADM 6/199.10.1760 - 17.8.1762Second Lieutenant
James SutherlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1796
ADM 6/19/201ADM 6/1911.10.1760 - 18.3.1761Fifth Lieutenant
Daniel DisneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1778
ADM 6/19/203ADM 6/1913.10.1760 - 10.8.1763Fourth Lieutenant
David BalfourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1763
ADM 6/19/203ADM 6/19

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
24.7.1768 - 2.12.1769Able Seaman
John Anson AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1781
Transfered ADM 107/6/318ADM 107/6

Service History


DateEventSource
4.2.1760Sureveyed at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
26.3.1760Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £11175.19.9dBWAS-1714
16.5.1760Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.2.1761Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11574.13.7dBWAS-1714
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
16.10.1761Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
4.1762Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
10.8.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
9.9.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1764Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1764Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5761.10.2dBWAS-1714
11.1764Recommissioned as a guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
2.1769Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1769Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3239.11.6dBWAS-1714
1770Carried 12th Foot to Gibraltar and returned with the 20th FootBWAS-1714
22.5.1771

Paid off

ADM 51
28.11.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
1772Listed as a guard ship at Plymouth, but not commissionedBWAS-1714
1773Listed as a guard ship at Plymouth, but not commissionedBWAS-1714
1774Listed as a guard ship at Plymouth, but not commissionedBWAS-1714
1782Refitted as a Unrated Floating Battery
10.6.1784Sold at Plymouth for £550BWAS-1714

 
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