British Third Rate ship of the line 'San Juan' (1805)

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San Juan

6358
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Juan Nepomuceno' (1766) (74) 1766-1805
Spanish 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured21.10.1805BWAS-1793
ShipyardGuarnizo - Spain 3DECKS
Ship ClassSan Juan Nepomuceno Class (1763)3DECKS
Designed by
Francisco GautierFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1782
3DECKS
Constructor
Manuel de ZubiriaSpanish
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1768
3DECKS
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold8.1.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck181' 0"Imperial Feet55.1688 
Length of Keel146' 0"Imperial Feet44.5008 
Breadth47' 4"Imperial Feet14.3401 
Depth in Hold21' 3"Imperial Feet6.477 
Burthen1,740Tons BM 

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1808 - 2.1810Commander
John GourleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1817
BWAS-17932.1810 - 1812Captain
Charles Vinicombe PenroseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1817
BWAS-17931812Captain
James TillardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1786-1812
BWAS-17931813Captain
John FraserBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1813
BWAS-17931813 - 10.1814Captain
Gardiner Henry GuionBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1825
BWAS-179310.1814 - 11.1816Lieutenant
Charles M'KenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1816
BWAS-1793

2 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1813Rear-Admiral of the White
Samuel Hood LinzeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
BWAS-17931814 - 10.1814Rear-Admiral of the White
The Hon. Charles Elphinstone FleemingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1837
BWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 1814Acting Lieutenant
Philip BowdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD18495.1813 - 20.9.1813Lieutenant
Richard Nugent KellyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1830
NBD184930.9.1813 - 1813Lieutenant
John BarnesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1841
NBD184930.9.1813 - 3.1814Lieutenant
John Henry BellairsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NBD18494.7.1814 - 17.11.1814Lieutenant
James BurneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1835
NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1811 - 17.3.1812Master
Christopher AndersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1814
ADM 196/1/2ADM 19610.2.1815 - 16.6.1815Master
Robert BalfourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1846
Transfered ADM 196/1/6ADM 196

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
5.1814 - 4.7.1814Midshipman
James BurneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1835
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
4.9.1806Taken by
Superieure (14) 1803-1814
British 14 Gun
Unrated Schooner

9.1808Prison and base ship at GibraltarBWAS-1793
9.1808Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison Ship
8.1.1816Sold at GibraltarBWAS-1793

 
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