British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Romney' (1815)

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Romney
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.5.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1811	BWAS-1793
Launched	24.2.1815	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Frindsbury - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Salisbury Class (1810)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PelhamBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	15.12.1845	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 9"Imperial Feet46.9434
Length of Keel127' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet38.7128
Breadth42' 6"Imperial Feet12.8778
Depth in Hold17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen1,226 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.2.1815Broadside Weight = 534 Imperial Pound ( 242.169 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1810350Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1815 - 12.1815CaptainBWAS-17931823 - 11.1833MasterBWAS-17937.1824 - 12.1824CaptainBWAS-179312.1824 - 10.1827CaptainBWAS-179311.1833 - 1834MasterBWAS-179318.5.1837 - 8.1839LieutenantBWAS-17938.1839 - 6.1842LieutenantBWAS-179327.8.1841 - 28.12.1841LieutenantNBD184913.11.1841 - 18.6.1842LieutenantNBD18496.1842 - 1845LieutenantBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1815 - 12.1815LieutenantNBD184924.7.1824 - 30.4.1827LieutenantNBD18498.10.1824 - 4.12.1826LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.9.1824 - 28.12.1824Master ADM 196/1/4ADM 196

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1815 - 1816MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1815Laid up incomplete at ChathamBWAS-1793
12.1819Roofed overBWAS-1793
7.1820fitting for sea at Unknown at a cost of £6680.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1820Began fitting as a Troopship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1822Refitted as a 30 gun Fifth Rate Troop Ship
5.1822Completed fitting as a Troopship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5476.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1824Commissioned, but never sailedBWAS-1793
7.1824Began fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
8.1824Completed fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1535.0.0dBWAS-1793
1825Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1.1825Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2414.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1827Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
10.1827Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1832Began fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1832Completed fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £12151.0.0dBWAS-1793
1837Receiving ship for freed slaves at HavannaBWAS-1793
2.1837Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1837Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5544.0.0dBWAS-1793
15.12.1845Sold at JamaicaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Ian Lockwood on Friday 15th of August 2025 13:22

Interesting to read this. Charles Jenkin was my 4 time great Grandfather. His service is written about by Robert Louis Stephenson when he wrote the memoirs of Charles's son Henry Fleeming Jenkin who was named after Admiral Fleeming.

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