British First Rate ship of the line 'Waterloo' (1833)

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Waterloo ➡ 1862 Conqueror ➡ 1877 Warspite

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Nominal Guns120B065
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered9.9.1823B065
Keel Laid Down3.1827B065
Launched10.6.1833B065
How acquiredPurpose builtB065
ShipyardChatham Dockyard - Chatham B065
Ship ClassCaledonia Class (Broadened) (1819)B065
CategoryFirst RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the LineB065
Sailing RigShip RiggedB065
Burnt22.1.1918W025

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck205' 6"Imperial Feet62.5145 
Length of Keel170' 5 ⅝"Imperial Feet51.8319 
Breadth54' 9"Imperial Feet16.5164 
Breadth (oa)55' 3"Imperial Feet16.7792 
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273 
Draught Forward15' 1"Imperial Feet4.5771 
Draught Aft17' 11"Imperial Feet5.1852 
Burthen2,718 3⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1833Broadside Weight = 1928 Imperial Pound ( 874.348 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder

1833Broadside Weight = 1990 Imperial Pound ( 902.465 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Middle Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1833900 B181
1833820Peace establishmentB181

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.8.1851 - 1.1852Captain
Montagu StopfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1819-1863
W0331.1852 - 1.4.1852Captain
George Rodney MundyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1852
W0331.4.1852 - 5.12.1853Captain
Montagu StopfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1819-1863
W0331.6.1857 - 6.1857Captain
Henry HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1868
W03324.11.1863 - 22.2.1866Captain
William Garnham LuardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1833-1885
W033

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1857 - 28.6.1860Rear-Admiral
Edward HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1860
W025

Service History


DateEventSource
1833Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £70553.0.0dB181
1859Refitted as a 89 gun Second Rate Screw Ship of the LineE-WIKI
12.11.1859Undocked as screw at Sheerness DockyardW033
1862Renamed ConquerorE-WIKI
9.1864One of the Allied squadron at the forcing of the Strait of Simonoseki, JapanTRN5
1877Refitted as a Unrated Training ShipE-WIKI
1877Renamed WarspiteE-WIKI

 
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