British Third Rate ship of the line 'Captain' (1787)

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Captain	3492
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.11.1782	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1784	BWAS-1714
Launched	26.11.1787	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	6.1790	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Batson's Yard - Limehouse Hole	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Canada Class - Modified (1781)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Robert BatsonBritish Ship Builder Service 1751-1800	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Burnt	22.3.1813	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck170' 0"Imperial Feet51.816
Length of Keel140' 5 ½"Imperial Feet42.6847
Breadth46' 10"Imperial Feet14.0208
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Draught Forward12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Draught Aft18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,638 ⁶³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

26.11.1787Broadside Weight = 891 Imperial Pound ( 404.0685 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1781550Design Complement

20 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1790 - 3.12.1790Captain ADM 6/24/44BWAS-171431.1.1793 - 1.6.1795Captain: on board from 9.2.1793 ADM 6/22/199BWAS-17148.1795CaptainBWAS-17148.1795 - 6.1796CaptainBWAS-17146.1796 - 8.1796CaptainBWAS-17148.1796 - 9.1796Acting CaptainBWAS-171419.9.1796 - 12.1796CaptainBWAS-171412.1796 - 5.1797CaptainBWAS-17145.1797 - 11.1797CaptainBWAS-171412.1798 - 3.1799CaptainBWAS-17143.1799 - 9.1801CaptainBWAS-17149.1801 - 7.1802CaptainBWAS-17146.1805 - 3.1806CaptainBWAS-17145.1806 - 7.1806CaptainBWAS-17147.1806 - 7.1807CaptainBWAS-17147.1807 - 9.1808CaptainBWAS-17141808 - 1809CaptainW02513.9.1808 - 11.1808CaptainBWAS-171411.1808 - 7.1809CaptainBWAS-17147.1809 - 12.1809CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.2.1797 - 15.2.1797CommodoreNA-ROA

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.10.1790 - 3.12.1790Fifth Lieutenant ADM 60/24/73ADM 6/2431.1.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/199ADM 6/2431.1.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/199ADM 6/2431.1.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/199ADM 6/2431.1.1793 - 19.2.1793Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/199ADM 6/2431.1.1793 - 31.3.1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/199ADM 6/241.4.1793 - 1793Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/225ADM 6/241.4.1793 - 1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/225ADM 6/246.1796 - 7.1796LieutenantODNB11.6.1796 - 11.11.1796Lieutenantref:61610.1796 - 15.12.1796Flag LieutenantODNB12.11.1796 - 17.2.1797Commanderref:6163.8.1805 - 9.5.1806LieutenantNBD184911.1805 - 3.1806Lieutenantref:1008

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.7.1790 - 3.11.1790MasterADM 29-126.10.1790 - 10.6.1796GunnerNAO17.4.1793 - 10.6.1796Carpenter DischargedADM 29/81795ChaplainADM 171/87.4.1796 - 26.5.1797Acting MasterADM 29-15.8.1806 - 13.6.1808MasterADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.6.1793 - 20.7.1795Midshipman1795Master's MateADM 171/86.1797 - 5.1798MidshipmanNBD18491806 - 2.1807MidshipmanNBD1849

6 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
8.7.1790 - 3.11.1790Able SeamanADM 29/817.5.1793 - 31.5.1793Able Seaman21.6.1793 - 17961st Class VolunteerNBD18491795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
26.11.1787Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1788Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4183.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.5.1788fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £7386.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1790Commissioned for the Spanish armamentBWAS-1714
3.12.1790

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1793Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1793Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5173.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.5.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
5.10.1793At GenoaBWAS-1714
11.10.1793Took the Frigate off La Spezia
17.10.1793Took the Frigate
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
14.2.1797Took the Ship of the Line
11.1797Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1798Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £18167.0.0dBWAS-1714
28.1.1799

Sailed from Portsmouth

TNC
5.5.1799

Arrived at Cawsand Bay, Plymouth

TNC
6.5.1799Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
19.6.1799Capture off Cape Sicie
8.1800At FerrolBWAS-1714
25.8.1800Attack on Ferrol
7.1802Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1805Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £27505.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1806Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1806Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1806RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1806Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13902.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
20.11.1807Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
24.12.1807Occupation of Madeira
26.12.1807At the occupation of MadeiraBWAS-1714
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
2.1809At the capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
12.1809Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1809Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
12.1809fitting at Plymouth - Devon BWAS-1714
22.3.1813Accidentally burnt and sunk at Plymouth with two men killedBWAS-1714
7.1813Wreck was raised and broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NA-ROA Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

TNCVarious, Periodical

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1008J. Hinton, Periodical

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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Posted by Mark Iliff on Friday 6th of March 2020 15:54

Captain's bosun 11/06 to 12/12/1796 was Joseph King (1785-1804). He transferred in with Nelson from Agamemnon, and left to take up an appointment at Gibraltar Yard.

source: Pursuit of Victory, Roger Knight

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