British Third Rate ship of the line 'Norge' (1807)

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Norge

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Norge' (1800) (78) 1800-1807
Danish 78 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured7.9.1807BWAS-1793
First Commissioned4.1808BWAS-1793
ShipyardNyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen BWAS-1793
Designed by
Frantz Christopher Henrich HohlenbergDanish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1804
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold3.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck183' 1 ½"Imperial Feet55.7911 
Length of Keel151' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet46.0312 
Breadth49' 4"Imperial Feet14.9465 
Depth in Hold20' 5"Imperial Feet6.223 
Burthen1,960 39⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1808Broadside Weight = 964 Imperial Pound ( 437.174 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1808 - 1809Captain
Edmund BogerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1816
BWAS-17931810 - 1811Captain
John Sprat RainierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1811
BWAS-17931811Captain
William WallerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1814
BWAS-17931812 - 8.1814Captain
Samuel JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1841
BWAS-17938.1814 - 8.1815Captain
Charles DashwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1815
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
26.6.1809 - 4.5.1810Acting Lieutenant
William Bohun BowyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1830
NBD18494.5.1810 - 9.4.1811Lieutenant
William Bohun BowyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1830
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
16.12.1808 - 15.3.1810Master
Samuel BrokenshaBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1827
ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
17.12.1813 - 6.1814Midshipman
James Vashon BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1863
NBD18498.1814 - 3.1816Midshipman
Charles BurnetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1832
NBD184923.8.1814 - 1814Midshipman
John de Courcy DashwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814
WIKITREE

3 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
16.12.1812 - 17.12.18131st Class Volunteer
James Vashon BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1863
NBD18491815 - 10.8.1815Seaman
Andrew DiasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815-1915
†ref:19981815 - 13.8.1815Seaman
Henry SadlerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
†ref:1998

Service History


DateEventSource
21.11.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1809Evacuation at Corunna
1.1.1810Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1811Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1812In the North SeaBWAS-1793
8.1814North AmericaBWAS-1793
14.12.1814Battle of Lake Borgne
8.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
3.1816Sold at Chatham for £3,000BWAS-1793

 
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