British Third Rate ship of the line 'Agincourt' (1796)

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Agincourt ➡ 1812 Bristol

2930
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Named14.7.1795BWAS-1793
Acquired23.7.1796BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold15.12.1814BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 8"Imperial Feet52.4284 
Length of Keel143' 9 ½"Imperial Feet43.5991 
Breadth43' 4 ½"Imperial Feet13.1191 
Depth in Hold19' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet5.8103 
Burthen1,438 92⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.1796Broadside Weight = 624 Imperial Pound ( 282.984 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6.1810Broadside Weight = 390 Imperial Pound ( 176.865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
13.11.1796 - 1.1.1798Captain
John WilliamsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1798
BWAS-17931.1798 - 3.1798Captain
John LawfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1832
BWAS-17933.1798 - 1800Captain
John BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1821
BWAS-17931800 - 8.1803Captain
George Frederick RyvesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1825
BWAS-17938.1803Captain
Sir Charles Marsh SchombergBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1824
BWAS-17938.1803 - 1804Captain
George Frederick RyvesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1825
BWAS-17931804 - 14.12.1805Captain
Thomas BriggsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1847
NBD184927.5.1808 - 23.11.1808Captain
Robert HendersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1814
BWAS-179311.1808 - 1.12.1811Captain
William KentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1811
BWAS-179312.8.1812 - 1813Captain
John ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
BWAS-17931813Captain
George WyndhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1813
BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.1798 - 1800Vice-Admiral of the Blue
William WaldegraveBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1810
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.1798 - 1800Lieutenant
Edward Pelham BrentonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1815
ref:6161801 - 1802Lieutenant
Francis BeaumanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1841
NBD1849

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.1803 - 16.3.1805Master
John BryceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1827
ADM 29-118.8.1807 - 14.2.1808Master
John BurnettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1810
ADM 29-118.9.1810 - 31.12.1811Master
Francis PriorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1811
ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1800 - 8.4.1805Midshipman
John BrineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1838
NBD18497.1800 - 1801Midshipman
George BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1840
NBD18494.1809 - 1810Midshipman
George Pryse CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1846
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
5.1805 - 12.18051st Class Volunteer
Charles BruceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
27.8.1796Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1797At GravesendBWAS-1793
31.3.1797Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5930.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
1798Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
12.1798Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1799Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9235.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1801Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1804Channel fleetBWAS-1793
1806In the North SeaBWAS-1793
2.1808Began fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1808Victualler at the DownsBWAS-1793
10.1808Completed fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1810Refitted as a 28 gun Fifth Rate Troop Ship
7.1810Began fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1810Completed fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1.1812Renamed BristolBWAS-1793
7.1812In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1813In the North SeaBWAS-1793
21.3.1813Took the Privateer
La Petite Louise (4) 1813-1813
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown


 
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