British Third Rate ship of the line 'Haarlem' (1797)

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Haarlem

4582
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Haarlem' (1785) (68) 1785-1797
Dutch 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured11.10.1797BWAS-1793
ShipyardAmsterdam - Holland M01
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold2.5.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 7"Imperial Feet47.552 
Length of Keel127' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet38.7287 
Breadth44' 3"Imperial Feet13.4303 
Depth in Hold17' 3"Imperial Feet5.1925 
Burthen1,324 24⁄94Imperial Feet0.0065 

Armament


4.1798Broadside Weight = 606 Imperial Pound ( 274.821 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6.1798Broadside Weight = 234 Imperial Pound ( 106.119 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck24 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1797491 BWAS-1793
6.1798250 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 1801Captain
George BurltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1802
BWAS-17931801 - 1802Commander
John StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1811
BWAS-17931802Commander
John BuchananBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1802
BWAS-17931802 - 1803Commander
James Murray NortheyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1816
BWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 3.1801Midshipman
George BagueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1837
NBD1849

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
15.6.1798 - 17991st Class Volunteer
George BagueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1837
NBD18491799 - 18001st Class Volunteer
Nicholas AlexanderBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
4.1798Began fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
19.6.1798Completed fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
27.12.1799

Sailed from Plymouth bound for Cork

TNC
1801Egypt OperationsBWAS-1793
1802In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
12.1804In OrdinaryBWAS-1793
1807Given to 'Customs'BWAS-1793
10.1810Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1811Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.5.1816Sold at Chatham for £1,360BWAS-1793

 
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