British Third Rate ship of the line 'Texel' (1799)

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Texel
Nominal Guns	68	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Cerberus' (1784) (68) 1784-1799 Dutch 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	30.8.1799	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	11.1800	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	11.6.1818	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 0"Imperial Feet47.5488
Length of Keel126' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet38.4112
Breadth44' 2"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold17' 1"Imperial Feet5.1852
Burthen1,317 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1800Broadside Weight = 555 Imperial Pound ( 251.6925 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1800491 BWAS-1793
5.1803250 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1800 - 3.1802CaptainBWAS-17933.1802 - 1803CaptainBWAS-17933.1803 - 9.1804CaptainBWAS-17939.1804 - 1805CaptainBWAS-17931805CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1804 - 1807Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1805 - 1.6.1809LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1803MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
27.8.1805 - 18052nd Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
4.7.1800Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
9.1800Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1800Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
1.1801Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £13260.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1803fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5887.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1804Commissioned as a guard ship for LeithBWAS-1793
9.1808Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
1812Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Hulk
11.6.1818Sold at Chatham to Mr. Beatson for £2,740BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 11th of July 2026 00:49

Portsmouth, 17 January 1801: The Texel, of 64 guns, and Assistance, of 50 guns, recently repaired at Chatham, are ordered into the North Sea. [Hampshire Telegraph, 19 January 1801]

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