British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Malabar' (1795)

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Malabar
Nominal Guns	56	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant east indiaman 'Royal Charlotte' (1789) (26) 1789-1795 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Named	12.5.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	9.3.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northfleet Dockyard - Northfleet	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas PitcherBritish Ship Builder Service 1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Foundered	10.10.1796	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck161' 0"Imperial Feet49.0728
Length of Keel132' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet40.24
Breadth42' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet12.808
Depth in Hold17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen1,252 ¹⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1795Broadside Weight = 668 Imperial Pound ( 302.938 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795350 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.1795 - 11.10.1796CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1796 - 3.11.1796PurserADM 29/8

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.7.1795 - 11.10.1796MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1795Began fitting at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
9.3.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
17.7.1795Completed fitting at Northfleet - Kent at a cost of £11271.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.2.1796Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
23.4.1796Capture of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice
11.10.1796Foundered in the North Atlantic while returning home with a convoy, crew saved by a merchant brigBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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