British Third Rate ship of the line 'Berwick' (1809)

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Berwick
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.7.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.9.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1821	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 0"Imperial Feet53.6448
Length of Keel144' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet43.9103
Breadth47' 9 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward12' 11"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,761Tons BM

Armament

11.9.1809Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1810 - 10.1811CaptainBWAS-179310.1811 - 1815CaptainBWAS-17931815 - 1816CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1810 - 1810First LieutenantNBD184930.5.1813 - 14.10.1814LieutenantNBD18491.10.1814 - 7.1816LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.9.1807 - 3.10.1816Carpenter DischargedADM 29/828.4.1810 - 17.4.1811Master ADM 196/1/1ADM 196

10 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1810 - 1810MidshipmanNBD18493.1810 - 1.10.1814MidshipmanNBD18496.1810Master's MateNL18651.1812 - 2.1812Master's MateNBD18491813Midshipman†E-WIKI1814MidshipmanNBD18497.1814 - 2.1815MidshipmanNBD18498.1814 - 10.1816MidshipmanNBD18491815Master's MateNL18653.1815 - 1815Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
24.3.1811Chased onto the rocks off BarfleurBWAS-1793
24.3.1811Attack on the Amazone
17.11.1811Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
16.5.1813Took the Xebec by boats
7.1816Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
3.1821Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

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