British Third Rate ship of the line 'Blenheim' (1813)

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Blenheim

3336
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered4.1.1808BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down8.1808BWAS-1793
Launched31.5.1813BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
Ship ClassArmada Class (1806)BWAS-1793
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Robert John NelsonBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1789-1793
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up1865BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 9"Imperial Feet53.343 
Length of Keel144' 6 ⅞"Imperial Feet43.9134 
Breadth47' 8"Imperial Feet14.3546 
Depth in Hold21' 0 ½"Imperial Feet6.4135 
Draught Forward13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386 
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864 
Burthen1,747 25⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


31.5.1813Broadside 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

12 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.1813 - 1815Captain
Samuel WarrenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1815
BWAS-17939.4.1839 - 14.6.1841Captain
Sir Humphrey Fleming SenhouseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1841
†W02514.6.1841 - 28.3.1843Captain
Thomas HerbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1857
W02525.1.1848 - 13.2.1850Captain
Sir Horatio Thomas AustinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1850
BWAS-179313.2.1850 - 14.8.1853Captain
William Honeyman HendersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1853
W02514.8.1853 - 18.11.1854Captain
Frederick Thomas PelhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1823-1858
W02518.11.1854 - 4.6.1856Captain
William Hutcheon HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1866
W0255.6.1856 - 21.11.1857Captain
Frederick Thomas PelhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1823-1858
W0251.2.1858 - 12.6.1860Captain
Francis ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1873
W02512.6.1860 - 2.4.1861Captain
Edward TathamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1838-1870
W0251.4.1861 - 2.4.1864Captain
Frederick Herbert KerrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1831-1870
W0252.4.1864 - 31.8.1865Captain
Thomas Henry MasonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1870
W025

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
9.5.1839 - 10.8.1839Lieutenant
James Crawford CaffinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1588-1865
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
26.4.1814 - 1814Midshipman
Richard Hammond WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1825
ref:1673

Service History


DateEventSource
8.1808Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
31.5.1813Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £76862.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.6.1813Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
22.7.1813Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3215.0.0dBWAS-1793
1814Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1815Paid off into oridnary at ChathamBWAS-1793
4.1820Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.1824Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £41484.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1836Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.1836Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4351.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1839RecommissionedBWAS-1793
4.1839Began fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
7.1839Completed fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £13223.0.0dBWAS-1793
1840To ChinaBWAS-1793
11.1845Began conversion to a Screw Vessel at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
3.1847Completed conversion to a Screw Vessel at Blackwall - London at a cost of £31857.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1847Began fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1847Completed fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5526.0.0dBWAS-1793
1858At PortlandBWAS-1793
2.1858Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1858Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £8032.0.0dBWAS-1793
1860At PembrokeBWAS-1793

 
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