British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Batavia' (1799)

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Batavia
Nominal Guns	56	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Batavia' (1779) (50) 1779-1799 Dutch 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	30.8.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1823	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck144' 7"Imperial Feet43.8952
Breadth118' 7"Imperial Feet35.9763
Depth in Hold16' 5"Imperial Feet4.898
Depth in Hold40' 10"Imperial Feet12.192
Burthen1,047 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1801 - 27.4.1802Captainref:6164.1803 - 8.1804CaptainBWAS-17934.1809 - 1.1817LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
14.7.1800Began fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1801Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Floating Battery
15.7.1801Completed fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7831.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1804Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
4.1809Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
1.1817Moved to Blackwall to relieve distressed seamenBWAS-1793
9.1817fitting as a Convict Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
3.1823Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 19th of July 2026 05:08

Portsmouth, 27 June 1801: Captain Broughton is appointed to command the Batavier [sic], one of the Dutch ships in His Majesty’s service. [Portsmouth Telegraph 29 June 1801]

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