British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Glatton' (1795)

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Glatton

641
Nominal Guns56BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British Merchant east indiaman 'Glatton' (1792) (26) 1792-1795
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased1795BWAS-1793
First Commissioned4.1795BWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall - London BWAS-1793
Constructor
John WellsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1748-1794
BWAS-1793
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sunk as Breakwater10.1830BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck163' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet49.6888 
Length of Keel133' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet40.5448 
Breadth41' 1"Imperial Feet12.5222 
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816 
Burthen1,256 21⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1795Broadside Weight = 700 Imperial Pound ( 317.45 kg)B028
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade

8.1796Broadside Weight = 750 Imperial Pound ( 340.125 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
30.8.1799343 BG

14 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1795 - 8.1797Captain
Henry TrollopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1825
BWAS-17938.1797 - 1800Captain
Charles CobbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1873
BWAS-179311.1800 - 1801Captain
George Hopewell StephensBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1819
BWAS-17931801 - 5.1801Captain
William BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1814
BWAS-17935.1801 - 7.1801Captain
William BirchallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1802
BWAS-17935.1801 - 10.1801Captain
William NowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1814
BWAS-17938.1801Captain
John Ferris DevonshireBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1830
BWAS-17935.1802 - 1803Captain
Nathaniel PorlockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1803
BWAS-17931804Captain
James ColnettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1804
BWAS-17933.1806 - 1.1808Captain
Thomas SeccombeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1795
†BWAS-17931.1808 - 3.1808Commander
Henry HopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1815
BWAS-179324.5.1808 - 12.1808Commander
Charles Chamberlayne IrvineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1808
BWAS-179327.12.1808 - 10.1809Captain
George Miller BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1816
BWAS-17931812 - 1814Master
R G PeacockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1827
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 2.4.1801Lieutenant
William TindallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1801
BG

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1798 - bef.11.6.1798Surgeon
Stevenson EdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793-1800
ref:1981

7 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1801 - 2.4.1801Midshipman
John WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801
BG1801 - 2.4.1801Pilot
Alexander NicholsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801
†BG1801 - 2.4.1801Master's Mate
Robert ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1804
BG1803 - 1804Midshipman
Colin CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1846
NBD184912.1806 - 8.1809Midshipman
Sir John Walland BakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD18491807 - 6.1809Midshipman
Robert Bruce RabanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NBD184912.1808 - 5.1808Midshipman
Edward BlanckleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1841
NBD1849

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
20.5.1806 - 18071st Class Volunteer
Robert Bruce RabanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NBD18496.1806 - 1809Able Seaman
Richard BowenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1816
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
15.5.1795fitting at Unknown at a cost of £7396.0.0dBWAS-1793
15.7.1796Action of the 1796-07-15
23.8.1799Present at the surrender of the Dutch Fleet off the TexelBWAS-1793
30.8.1799Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
1801Expedition to the BalticBWAS-1793
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
7.1801Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
8.1801Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2147.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1802Recommissioned as a convict transportBWAS-1793
23.9.1802Sailed to New South WalesBWAS-1793
6.1803Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
22.9.1803Returned homeBWAS-1793
11.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1804Refitted as a 44 gun Fifth Rate Ship
3.1806RecommissionedBWAS-1793
22.11.1806Sailed for the MediteraneanBWAS-1793
29.11.1807Took a transport off CorfuBWAS-1793
7.1809Escorted a convoy homeBWAS-1793
10.1809Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
1812at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1814Water depot at SheernessBWAS-1793
4.1830Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.1830Sailed for Harwich harbour to be sunk as a breakwaterBWAS-1793


Notes on Ship



Ex East Indiaman purchased on the Stocks
 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 31st of May 2026 10:37

Glatton
Casualties in the attack off Copenhagen on 2 April 1801:
Killed – 17
Wounded – 34
Total killed and wounded – 51
Officers killed – Mr Alexander Nicholson, Pilot
Officers wounded – Mr Tindall, Lieutenant; Mr Robert Thompson, Master’s Mate; Mr John Williams, Midshipman. [Morning Post, 16 April 1801]

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 20th of December 2022 21:42

Glatton, carrying convicts to New South Wales arrived at Port Jackson on 11 March 1803. Ref Bowen, John (1780–1827) Australian Dictionary of Biography

Posted by TopNard on Saturday 15th of October 2016 09:40

Armament:

East Indiaman: 26 x 12 & 6-pounder guns.[4]
RN from 1795:
Upper deck - 28 x 32-pounder carronades
Lower deck - 28 x 68-pounder carronades (later replaced by 18-pounder long guns)
RN from 1804: 44 guns

Posted by TopNard on Saturday 15th of October 2016 09:36

Armament:

East Indiaman: 26 x 12 & 6-pounder guns.[4]
RN from 1795:
Upper deck - 28 x 32-pounder carronades
Lower deck - 28 x 68-pounder carronades (later replaced by 18-pounder long guns)
RN from 1804: 44 guns

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