British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Mediator' (1804)

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Mediator
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant ship 'Ann and Amelia' (1781) (26) 1781-1804 British 26 Gun Merchant Ship
Purchased	6.1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Fishburn & Brodrick - Whitby	E-WIKI
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Expended as Fireship	11.4.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck134' 8"Imperial Feet40.8492
Length of Keel109' 4"Imperial Feet33.2345
Breadth34' 5"Imperial Feet10.395
Burthen689Tons BM

Armament

6.1804Broadside Weight = 450 Imperial Pound ( 204.075 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 British 24-Pound Carronade

1807Broadside Weight = 189 Imperial Pound ( 85.7115 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1804254as a storeshipBWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1804 - 1.1805CaptainBWAS-17931.1805 - 1806CaptainBWAS-17937.1806 - 1807CaptainBWAS-17931807 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17931808 - 1809CommanderBWAS-17931809 - 11.4.1809CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.10.1805 - 15.7.1806LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.7.1807 - 4.8.1808MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1804Began fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
7.1804Completed fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
7.1804Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
10.1804Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
25.2.1805Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
9.1805Returned to the UKBWAS-1793
7.1806At JamaicaBWAS-1793
1807Returned homeBWAS-1793
1808Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Storeship
1809Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Fireship
1809fitted as a fireship at UnknownBWAS-1793
1.1809Evacuation at Corunna
11.4.1809Battle of the Basque Roads
11.4.1809Attack on the Basque Roads

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Friday 21st of July 2017 12:48

Papers Respecting The Navy, Presented In Pursuance Of Addresses of the House of Lords to His Majesty.
Navy Office, 18th March 1805

HMS Mediator was purchased form Francis Latour &Co.
'Ann and Amelia' was 3 years old and has 689bm
was purchased for £18,000
moreover £5,226 were spent to fitting the ship at King'S Yard.

Rowan Hackman
"Ships of the EI Company"
She was launched 7 Jun 1796 at Calcutta by Hugh Edwards, Jonathan Gillett & Michael Luckins for Lambert & Co.

BT111/02 London register
#110 on 19 Mar 1804 825 5/94
master Peter Gordon

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