British Fifth Rate ship 'Ulysses' (1779)

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Ulysses

5494
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.4.1777BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down28.6.1777BWAS-1714
Launched14.7.1779BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLiverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassRoebuck Class (1769)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John FisherBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold11.1.1816BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 0"Imperial Feet42.672 
Length of Keel115' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet35.0552 
Breadth38' 0 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951 
Depth in Hold16' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet4.8959 
Draught Forward10' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen887 8⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


14.7.1779Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1769280Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.5.1779 - 15.11.1780Captain
Thomas DumaresqBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1801
Transfered ADM 6/21/552BWAS-171415.11.1780 - 11.3.1782Captain
John ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1810
Transfered ADM 6/22/500BWAS-171411.3.1782 - 5.9.1783Captain
Thomas SpryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1814
ADM 6/23/182
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 24.12.1783BWAS-171421.10.1790 - 1.1.1791Commander
John ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1795
Transfered ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/242.2.1791 - 25.1.1793Commander
William CarthewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1812
ADM 6/24/106BWAS-171425.1.1793 - 8.1794Commander
Richard MoriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1794
ADM 6/24/197BWAS-171412.1795 - 11.1797Lieutenant
George LempriereBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1803
BWAS-171411.1797 - 2.1800Commander
Thomas PresslandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1803
BWAS-17142.1800 - 2.1802Commander
George SayerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1810
BWAS-17146.1802 - 9.1804Captain
Edward Henry ColumbineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1798
BWAS-17143.1807 - 1809Captain
Christopher John Williams NeshamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1810
BWAS-171429.9.1808 - 3.1809Captain
Edward WoolcombeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1814
BWAS-17143.1809 - 6.2.1810Captain
Warwick LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1810
BWAS-17146.1812 - 4.1813Captain
William FothergillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1815
BWAS-17144.1813 - 9.1815Captain
Sir Thomas BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1838
BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
6.1812 - 4.1813Rear-Admiral of the Blue
William BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1815
BWAS-1714

15 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.5.1779 - 12.6.1782Third Lieutenant
Davidge GouldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1819
ADM 6/21/552ADM 6/2121.2.1783 - 5.9.1783Second Lieutenant
Patrick McKinlayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783
ADM 6/23/134
Issued by
Joshua RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1787
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 8.9.1783ADM 6/233.4.1783 - 5.9.1783First Lieutenant
John MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1793
ADM 6/23/112
Issued by
Joshua RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1787
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 15.8.1783ADM 6/2321.10.1790 - 28.12.1790First Lieutenant
Robert TudwayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 1.2.1791Second Lieutenant
John Griffin SavilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1802
ADM 6/24/85ADM 6/242.2.1791 - 14.2.1792First Lieutenant
James StevensonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1801
Transfered ADM 6/24/106ADM 6/242.2.1791 - 2.12.1792Second Lieutenant
Thomas GwillimBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1805
Transfered ADM 6/24/106ADM 6/2419.1.1793 - 7.6.1793First Lieutenant
John WilbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/195ADM 6/2419.1.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
John LavettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1793
ADM 6/24/195ADM 6/2413.6.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
William FrenchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 6/24/277
Issued by
Alan GardnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1808
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 23.10.1793ADM 6/2425.10.1793 - 29.1.1794First Lieutenant
Henry William BayntunBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1837
ADM 6/24/277ref:61613.7.1809 - 10.1.1810Fifth Lieutenant
Robert Benjamin YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1810
NBD184914.11.1809 - 1.8.1811Lieutenant
Samuel BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1842
NBD184925.1.1810 - 15.9.1812Lieutenant
Alexander BissettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1812
NBD184914.1.1814 - 11.2.1814First Lieutenant
Henry Fage BelsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1845
NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
9.6.1790 - 11.10.1790Carpenter
William MurrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1801
ADM 29-120.5.1814 - 8.9.1815Master
William CraigBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1827
ref:1871

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
8.1811 - 1812Midshipman
John Henry BellairsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NBD18498.1812 - 1812Midshipman
Frederick BloodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1827
NBD1849

5 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1794Able Seaman
Charles James HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
ADM 171/825.2.1799 - 2.18001st Class Volunteer
Henry BelseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1815
NBD184914.9.1803 - 4.18041st Class Volunteer
James AndersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1816
NL186513.3.1810 - 9.18121st Class Volunteer
Thomas CareyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1831
NBD184920.9.1811 - 29.10.18121st Class Volunteer
Charles BurnetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1832
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
14.7.1779building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £12443.18.0dBWAS-1714
1.11.1779Began fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
2.1.1780Completed fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £7474.15.3dBWAS-1714
19.1.1780Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1781Ulysses vs Surveillante
5.9.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
5.1786Began great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.1787Completed great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £16245.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1790Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
6.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1790Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Troop Ship
6.1790Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2515.0.0dBWAS-1714
30.12.1790

Paid off

BWAS-1714
2.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1791Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1791Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4839.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.5.1791Sailed with troops for Gibraltar and CanadaBWAS-1714
12.1791Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
18.3.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
25.11.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.1794Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1795Lent to the Transport BoardBWAS-1714
11.1795Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
2.1796Returned from the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.1796Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
9.1797Returned from the West IndiesBWAS-1714
4.1801Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
2.1802Returned from the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
6.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1802Refitted as a 44 gun Fifth Rate Ship
8.1802Sailed for the Leeward Islands as a store shipBWAS-1714
21.6.1803Capture of St. Lucia and Tobago
30.4.1804Took the Privateer
Le Petit Décidé (1) 1804-1804
French 1 Gun
Privateer Unknown

15.5.1804Took the Schooner
Les Trois Frères (1) 1804-1804
French 1 Gun
Privateer Schooner

9.1804Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
3.1807RecommissionedBWAS-1714
20.8.1807Sailed with a convoy for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
27.3.1808Attempt to cut out Le Griffon as Port MariaBWAS-1714
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
2.1809At capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
3.1809Recommissioned for Baltic serviceBWAS-1714
1811Channel IslandsBWAS-1714
1813To the BalticBWAS-1714
8.9.1815

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.1.1816Sold at Sheerness for £2,820BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Coral Horton on Friday 9th of March 2012 17:32

My G Grandparents had a child christened aboard the Ulysses in Nov 1802. They alighted this ship in Madeira...how can I find out if William Penfold was a passenger or a crew member?

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