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

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Scipion
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Scipion' (1801) (74) 1801-1805 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	4.11.1805	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	25.9.1810	ADM 196
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	W006
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)	W006
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	010
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 1 ½"Imperial Feet55.4863
Length of Keel150' 0 ⅞"Imperial Feet45.7422
Breadth48' 7 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold20' 4"Imperial Feet6.1976
Burthen1,887 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.11.1805Broadside Weight = 998 Imperial Pound ( 452.593 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1809640 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.9.1810 - 30.9.1810Captain Discharged ADM 196/3/80ADM 1961811 - 5.1812CaptainBWAS-17935.1812 - 10.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
31.10.1809 - 3.2.1810Rear-Admiral of the White Transfered ADM 196/68/191BWAS-179321.2.1810 - 30.7.1810Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 196/68/191ADM 19631.7.1810 - 30.1.1812Rear-Admiral of the Red Transfered ADM 196/68/191ADM 196

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1809 - 29.3.1811LieutenantNBD184926.1.1812 - 14.12.1814LieutenantNBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1810MidshipmanNBD18491810 - 8.1810MidshipmanNBD18491810 - 8.1811MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.8.1809 - 12.7.1812Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
10.11.1805Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
6.1808Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1809Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.10.1810Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
20.7.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.1814Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

010Peter Goodwin, Book

ADM 196 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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