British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Salisbury' (1814)

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Salisbury
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.7.1810	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1811	BWAS-1793
Launched	21.6.1814	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Salisbury Class (1810)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William StoneBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1793-1839	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	12.1.1837	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 4"Imperial Feet46.9411
Length of Keel127' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet38.7191
Breadth42' 1"Imperial Feet12.8143
Depth in Hold17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen1,199 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.6.1814Broadside 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

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1815 - 12.1815CaptainBWAS-179312.1815 - 3.1817CaptainBWAS-17933.1817CommanderBWAS-17938.1818 - 1819CaptainBWAS-17939.1821 - 1824CaptainBWAS-1793

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1815 - 12.1815Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-179312.1815 - 1817Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17938.1818 - 11.1819Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17939.1821 - 1824Rear-AdmiralBWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.5.1815 - 9.12.1815Lieutenant Transfered ADM 196/5/3ADM 1961816LieutenantNBD184915.3.1816 - 1818Flag LieutenantNBD18493.1817 - 13.7.1819Acting LieutenantNBD18499.1821 - 18.4.1825LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1816 - 1817MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1815Flag ship on the Newfoundland stationBWAS-1793
12.1815Flag ship on the Jamaica stationBWAS-1793
5.1818Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1818Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £19224.0.0dBWAS-1793
1819Flag ship on the Leeward Islands stationBWAS-1793
9.1821Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1822Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £12850.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1824Laid up at PortmsouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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