British First Rate ship of the line 'Salvador del Mundo' (1797)

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Salvador del Mundo
Nominal Guns	112
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish First Rate ship of the line 'Salvador del Mundo' (1787) (112) 1787-1797 Spanish 112 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	14.2.1797
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Ship Class	Meregildos / Santa Ana Class (1784)	3DECKS
Designed by	José Romero y Fernández de LandaSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1779-1787	3DECKS
Category	First Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	2.1815

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Length of Keel152' 11"Imperial Feet46.3301
Breadth54' 3 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719
Depth in Hold23' 1 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231
Burthen2,397 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1803Broadside Weight = 1137 Imperial Pound ( 515.6295 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1803839EstablishmentBWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.2.1797 - 13.11.1797CaptainBWAS-179324.3.1803 - 24.7.1803CaptainBWAS-179325.7.1803 - 25.4.1805CaptainBWAS-17934.1805 - 6.1807CaptainBWAS-17936.1807 - 1810CaptainBWAS-17931810 - 10.1813CaptainBWAS-179310.1813 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1803 - 14.10.1804AdmiralBWAS-17938.1804 - 1809Vice-AdmiralBWAS-179317.7.1810 - 10.1713AdmiralBWAS-17931813 - 1815Vice-AdmiralBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1804 - 1805GunnerNAO

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.6.1803 - 3.3.1810SecretaryADM 29/83.1804 - 4.1805MidshipmanNBD18491808 - 12.1808MidshipmanNBD18491811Master's MateNL18651814Master's MateNBD18492.1814 - 4.1814MidshipmanNBD18497.1814 - 1816MidshipmanNBD1849

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1803 - 3.18041st Class VolunteerNBD18499.7.1803 - 12.18051st Class VolunteerNBD18491805 - 30.4.18051st Class VolunteerNAO13.11.1811 - 1.8.18121st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.10.1797Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
12.1797Paid offBWAS-1793
4.12.1797Registered into the Royal NavyBWAS-1793
3.1803Commissioned as a receiving ship at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.1815Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Kath Martin on Friday 9th of August 2019 08:30

According to parish records - at Stoke Demerel, Devon - On 20th February 1805, Robert Mortimer, Seaman of the Salvador del Mundo and Mary Ann Ellery, Spinster of Devonport, were married by Licence.

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