British Third Rate ship of the line 'Blake' (1808)

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Blake

3320
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.7.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down4.1806BWAS-1793
Launched23.8.1808BWAS-1793
First Commissioned9.1808BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBlake Class (1805)BWAS-1793
Constructor
Robert John NelsonBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1789-1793
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up17.10.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck180' 1 ½"Imperial Feet54.8767 
Length of Keel147' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet44.8247 
Breadth48' 2"Imperial Feet14.6368 
Depth in Hold20' 10"Imperial Feet6.096 
Draught Forward13' 2"Imperial Feet3.9793 
Draught Aft18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055 
Burthen1,822 3⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


23.8.1808Broadside Weight = 994 Imperial Pound ( 450.779 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1805640Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.1808 - 12.1808Captain
Charles BrisbaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1819
BWAS-179312.1808 - 1812Captain
Edward CodringtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1856
BWAS-17931814Lieutenant
George ForbesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1809Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Lord Alan Hyde Gardner (2nd Baron Gardner of Uttoxeter)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1814
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1811 - 3.1813Lieutenant
Edward CurzonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1846
NBD1849

6 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
9.1808 - 4.1809Midshipman
Thomas Simonds AkersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NL186510.1808 - 5.1813Midshipman
John Williams AldridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1862
NL18658.1809 - 1814Midshipman
George BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1826
NBD18492.1810 - 3.9.1812Midshipman
Francis BickerstaffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD18491811 - 5.1813Midshipman
Sir Robert Lambert BaynesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1868
NBD18491813 - 9.1814Midshipman
William AnleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1815
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
19.4.1810 - 18111st Class Volunteer
Sir Robert Lambert BaynesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1868
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
26.8.1808Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
6.10.1808Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
27.5.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1813Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1813Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1813Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1814Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
17.10.1816Sold for £3,500 to be broken upBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 30th of June 2026 03:13

Portsmouth, 30 March 1816: The following thirty ships, at this port, are ordered to be sold, or taken to pieces. Those employed as receiving ships, powder ships, and military depots, are to be retained so long as they may be required for those services: Blake, Fortunee, Gladiator, Malacca, Emerald, Castor, Prince, Excellent, Elephant, Mars, Magnificent, Royal Oak, Swiftsure, Victorious, York, Hyperion, Atlas, Fortitude, San Antonio, Bull Dog, Alcide, Robust, Cuba, Squirrel, Pluto, Speedy, Prince George, Arve Princen, Hygeia.
The Tuscan and Tickler, at Plymouth, are to be sold; the Majestic and Medusa have been broken up at Pater Yard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 1 April 1816]

Posted by Adam Quigley on Wednesday 21st of January 2015 20:20

1810-11 (Edward Codrington was captain)
april 1811 bombarded fort Trinidad at Rosas and landed marines at Cadaques on catalonian coast
may/june 1811 supported patriots at siege of Tarragona. Evacuated civilians and wounded

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