British Third Rate ship of the line 'Tremendous' (1784)

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Tremendous	7194
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.6.1779	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	13.8.1782	BWAS-1714
Acquired	30.10.1784	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1793	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Ganges Class (1779)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 1763-1795	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up to Rebuild	2.1807	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Tremendous' (1811) (74) 1811-1897 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1845 Renamed "Grampus"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck170' 4"Imperial Feet51.8175
Length of Keel139' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet42.3736
Breadth47' 7 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold20' 4"Imperial Feet6.1976
Burthen1,680 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.10.1784Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779590Design Complement

14 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1790 - 3.1.1791Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/74ADM 6/241.3.1793 - 4.7.1794Captain ADM 6/24/215BWAS-17147.7.1794 - 3.1795Captain ADM 6/25/57BWAS-17143.1795 - 6.1795CaptainBWAS-17146.1795 - 1796CommanderBWAS-17141796 - 7.1796CaptainBWAS-17147.1796 - 1797CaptainBWAS-17141797CaptainBWAS-17141797 - 1798CommanderBWAS-17141798CaptainBWAS-17141798 - 1799CaptainBWAS-17141799 - 1806CaptainBWAS-171412.1810 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-171415.11.1845 - 1845CaptainW025

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1796 - 7.1796Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-17141798 - 23.11.1798Rear-Admiral of the White†BWAS-1714

22 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1790 - 28.2.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/74ADM 6/246.10.1790 - 25.3.1791Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/74ADM 6/246.10.1790 - 1.8.1793Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/74ADM 6/246.10.1790 - 26.3.1793Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/74ADM 6/242.11.1790 - 3.1.1791Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/84ADM 6/241.3.1793 - 18.6.1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/215ADM 6/241.3.1793 - 18.6.1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/215ADM 6/241.3.1793 - 16.6.1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/215ADM 6/2417.6.1793 - 23.8.1793Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/246ADM 6/2417.6.1793 - 23.8.1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/246ADM 6/2424.8.1793 - 18.6.1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/262ADM 6/2424.8.1793 - 18.6.1794Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/262ADM 6/2424.8.1793 - 31.1.1794Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/262ADM 6/241.2.1794 - 18.6.1794Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/010ADM 6/2519.6.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/51ADM 6/2519.6.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/51ADM 6/2519.6.1794 - 1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/51ADM 6/2519.6.1794 - 1794Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/51ADM 6/2519.6.1794 - 1794Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/51ADM 6/251798 - 22.6.1798LieutenantRNB18231812LieutenantNBD184912.1812 - 10.1815LieutenantNBD1849

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1794 - 1.6.1794Surgeonref:16651794Gunner's MateADM 171/81794Boatswain's MateADM 171/830.3.1796 - 17.4.1796MasterADM 29-118.4.1796 - 16.2.1798MasterADM 29-1

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.1790 - 1791MidshipmanNBD18493.9.1793 - 22.12.1794MidshipmanNAO1794Yeoman of SheetsADM 171/813.1.1795 - 19.7.1795MidshipmanNAO20.7.1795 - 26.4.1796Master's MateNAO3.1801 - 3.1802MidshipmanNBD1849

17 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
15.7.1790 - 11.1790Able SeamanNBD184921.8.1793 - 2.9.1793Able SeamanNAO17941st Class BoyADM 171/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794Captain's ServantADM 171/81794Captain's ServantADM 171/81794UnknownADM 171/8

2 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1794PrivateADM 171/81794PrivateADM 171/8

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1794 - 1794BabyADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1785Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
28.1.1785Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6443.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1785Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.1785Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £32366.14.7dBWAS-1714
4.1785Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4955.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1790fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3979.12.4dBWAS-1714
3.1793Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.6.1793Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1704.0.0dBWAS-1714
1794Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.1794Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6917.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
1.5.1796Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
11.12.1799In company with destroyed La Preneuse in Tombeau Bay, MauritiusBWAS-1714
28.7.1800

Arrived from a cruise where she encountered very bad weather and lost almost all her sails and saw no vessels whatsoever Simon's Town

ref:1243
1803In the East IndiesBWAS-1714
21.4.1806Tremendous vs Canonniere
1807Placed in ordinaryBWAS-1714
2.1807Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1811Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £53989.0.0dBWAS-1714
1822Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
5.1844Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
11.1866Refitted as a Unrated Powder Depot
12.1883Lent to the War Department for the stowage of naval minesBWAS-1714
10.5.1897Sold to John Read at Portsmouth for £1,605BWAS-1714

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