British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ildefonso' (1805)

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Ildefonso
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Ildefonso' (1785) (74) 1785-1805 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	21.10.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cartagena - Murcia	B006
Ship Class	San Ildefonso Class (1784)	B006
Designed by	Landa RomeroSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1771-1791	B006
Constructor	Landa RomeroSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1771-1791	B006
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 5 ½"Imperial Feet53.3527
Length of Keel140' 2 ⅞"Imperial Feet42.6942
Breadth48' 5 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold20' 10"Imperial Feet6.096
Burthen1,751 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1806 - 12.6.1806CaptainNAO7.1808 - 7.1814LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1806 - 6.1806Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.6.1806Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
7.1808Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
1812Provision depot at SpitheadBWAS-1793
7.1814Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
7.1816Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

Never commissioned

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B006J Ignacio González-Aller, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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