British First Rate ship of the line 'Prince Regent' (1823)

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Prince Regent

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Nominal Guns120B181
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.1.1812B181
Keel Laid Down17.7.1815B181
Launched12.4.1823B181
First Commissioned3.9.1823B181
How acquiredPurpose builtB181
ShipyardChatham Dockyard - Chatham B181
CategoryFirst RateB181
Ship TypeShip of the LineB181
Sailing RigShip RiggedB181
Broken Up1873B181

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck205' 0"Imperial Feet62.484 
Length of Keel170' 7"Imperial Feet51.8185 
Breadth53' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet16.1735 
Depth in Hold24' 0"Imperial Feet7.3152 
Burthen2,613Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck205' 0"Imperial Feet62.484 
Length of Keel170' 11"Imperial Feet51.8164 
Breadth53' 6"Imperial Feet16.2052 
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273 
Burthen2,602 14⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1823Broadside Weight = 1520 Imperial Pound ( 689.32 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

1823Broadside Weight = 1568 Imperial Pound ( 711.088 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 24-Pound Congreve
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.8.1827 - 1830Vice-Admiral of the Blue
Sir Henry Blackwood (Baronet of the Navy)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1830
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6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1825 - 1826Lieutenant
Joseph CammelleriBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1851
NBD184912.5.1827 - 29.9.1827Unknown
Philip Henry BridgesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1827
NBD18492.8.1827 - 8.1830Lieutenant
William Silvester AddingtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1830
NBD18492.5.1828 - 11.11.1828Lieutenant
William KellyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1848
NBD184910.8.1829 - 22.4.1830Lieutenant
Henry John CodringtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1829-1877
W0251831Unknown
Richard CrozierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1839
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1824Master's Mate
George Sherass BrittainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1848
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
1823Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £97715.0.0dB181
3.9.1823Commissioned as a guardshipB181
9.1847Refitted as a 92 gun Second Rate
1861Converted to a screw ship of the lineB181

 
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