British Third Rate ship of the line 'Chatham' (1812)

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Chatham

3587
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1810BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1810BWAS-1793
Launched14.2.1812BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up10.9.1817BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck177' 9"Imperial Feet53.9526 
Length of Keel146' 7 ⅞"Imperial Feet44.523 
Breadth48' 10"Imperial Feet14.6304 
Depth in Hold21' 6 ½"Imperial Feet6.4135 
Burthen1,860 25⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1812Broadside Weight = 1066 Imperial Pound ( 483.431 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1812 - 24.8.1812Captain
Graham MooreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1824
BWAS-179324.8.1812 - 26.5.1814Captain
Robert MaunsellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1843
NBD18497.1814 - 11.1815Captain
David LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1815
BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
24.8.1812 - 7.1814Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Mathew Henry ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1816
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1812 - 27.10.1814Flag Lieutenant
Flowers BeckettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1814
NBD1849

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
6.1812 - 11.1812Midshipman
Thomas Robert BrigstockeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1821
NBD18491815 - 27.7.1815Quarter Gunner
Thomas FairBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
†ref:19985.1815 - 8.1815Midshipman
Edward KeaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
8.10.1812 - 13.7.1813Able Seaman
Daniel McLearBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1831
ADM 29/8

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1812In the North SeaBWAS-1793
7.1814Refitted as a Other Vessels Sheer Hulk
11.1815Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
10.9.1817Sold to Joshua Crystall for £5,100 to be broken upBWAS-1793


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1793
Built from the frames of the Royal-Hollandais, taken on the stocks at the capture of Vlissingen 1809/08/17. The frames were taken down and relaid at Woolwich.
 
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