British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Prince Edward' (1781)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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(1745)
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Prince Edward
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Mars' (1763) (68) 1763-1781 Dutch 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	4.2.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	M01
Constructor	L van ZwijndrechtDutch Ship Builder	M01
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	24.3.1802	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck142' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet43.3007
Length of Keel116' 3 ⅝"Imperial Feet35.3727
Breadth41' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet12.5032
Depth in Hold16' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet4.8832
Burthen1,075 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1781Broadside Weight = 486 Imperial Pound ( 220.401 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1781400 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.2.1781 - 14.2.1781CaptainBWAS-171414.2.1781 - 24.8.1781Captain ADM 6/22/471
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 21.5.1782BWAS-171429.6.1782 - 9.7.1782Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/487BWAS-171420.7.1782 - 24.7.1782Captain ADM 6/22/498ADM 6/2224.7.1782 - 22.5.1783Captain ADM 6/22/499BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
30.4.1794 - 30.9.1801Gunner ADM 196/1/23ADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
6.8.1781Arrived at Chatham and paid offBWAS-1714
24.8.1781

Paid off

ADM 34
31.12.1781SurveyedBWAS-1714
30.4.1783Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
22.5.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
18.9.1783Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9435.11.0dBWAS-1714
12.1783Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1784Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
24.3.1802Sold at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 34 Document

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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