British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Princess Carolina' (1807)

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Princess Carolina
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Prindsesse Caroline' (1805) (74) 1805-1807 Danish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	7.9.1807	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	W006
Ship Class	Prindsesse Caroline Class (1803)	W006
Designed by	Frantz Christopher Henrich HohlenbergDanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1765-1804	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	9.2.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck173' 1 ½"Imperial Feet52.7431
Length of Keel144' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet43.8944
Breadth47' 11 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold19' 8"Imperial Feet5.8138
Burthen1,762 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1808Broadside Weight = 888 Imperial Pound ( 402.708 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1808534 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1808 - 1.1811CaptainBWAS-17931.1811 - 9.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1.1810 - 21.10.1810Fifth LieutenantNBD184910.3.1814 - 22.9.1814First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1808 - 1.1811MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
25.9.1808 - 21.9.1814CooperADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
19.12.1807Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
19.12.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1808Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
23.9.1808Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
29.5.1809Took the Schooner by boats in the Vlie
25.7.1809Boats cut out Russian gunboats from FrederickshammBWAS-1793
1813In the BalticBWAS-1793
1814Off GreenlandBWAS-1793
9.1814Paid offBWAS-1793
9.2.1815Sold to Joshua Crystal at Sheerness for £3,130BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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