British Third Rate ship of the line 'Standard' (1782)

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Standard	6888
Nominal Guns	64	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.8.1779	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1780	BWAS-1793
Named	30.8.1779	BWAS-1793
Acquired	8.10.1782	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	Intrepid Class (1765)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Adam HayesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1748-1785	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.1816	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 6"Imperial Feet48.4658
Length of Keel131' 0"Imperial Feet39.9288
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.4366
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Draught Aft17' 1"Imperial Feet5.1852
Burthen1,369 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.10.1782Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777500Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.9.1782 - 18.4.1783Captain ADM 6/22/521BWAS-171418.4.1783 - 26.6.1786Captain ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2326.9.1786 - 25.6.1789Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/357BWAS-17144.1795 - 2.1797CaptainBWAS-17142.1797 - 9.1797CaptainBWAS-17149.1797 - 12.1797CaptainBWAS-17142.1799 - 11.1799LieutenantBWAS-171412.1799 - 1800LieutenantBWAS-17144.1801 - 4.1802CaptainBWAS-17148.1805 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17141809 - 2.1811CaptainBWAS-17142.1811CaptainBWAS-17142.1811 - 5.1811CaptainBWAS-17145.1811CaptainBWAS-17145.1811 - 1812CaptainBWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.4.1783 - 8.12.1783First Lieutenant ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2318.4.1783 - 8.12.1783Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2318.4.1783 - 8.12.1783Third Lieutenant ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2326.9.1786 - 11.3.1788First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/357ADM 6/2328.2.1807 - 1809LieutenantNL186531.3.1810 - 29.10.1810LieutenantNBD18497.12.1810 - 13.3.1811LieutenantNBD18494.1811 - 13.2.1813LieutenantNBD1849

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1786 - 21.6.1786Carpenter ADM 6/23/323ADM 6/2314.9.1787 - 1787Carpenter ADM 6/23/413ADM 6/231790 - 12.5.1790Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/24/29ADM 6/2411.8.1790 - 19.8.1790BoatswainADM 29/83.4.1811 - 8.10.1812Master ADM 196/1/6ADM 196

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1785MidshipmanNBD18497.1795 - 10.2.1798MidshipmanNBD18491806 - 1808MidshipmanW033

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1795BoyADM 171/89.8.1797 - 25.4.17981st Class Volunteerref:10739.8.1797 - 25.4.17981st Class Volunteerref:10732.10.1805 - 18061st Class VolunteerW033

Service History

DateEventSource
8.10.1782Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £34347.11.4dBWAS-1714
18.10.1782Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
19.12.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1606.9.10dBWAS-1714
4.1783Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
9.1783fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.1786Paid off and then recommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1788Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1795Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1795RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1795Quiberon operationsBWAS-1714
6.1795Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £12490.0.0dBWAS-1714
28.2.1796Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
10.1796In the North SeaBWAS-1714
12.1797Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1798Paid off?BWAS-1714
2.1799Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
11.1799fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
12.1799Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
3.1801Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1801Refitted as a 64 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line
5.1801Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15110.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1804Began repairs at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
8.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1805Completed repairs at Deptford - London at a cost of £34301.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1805Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.1805Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
19.2.1807In the DardanellesBWAS-1714
19.2.1807Forcing the Dardanelles
1.3.1807Passage of the Dardanelles
26.3.1808Took the Brig-Corvette off Cape Blanco
26.6.1808Took the Gunboat off Corfu
1809In the BalticBWAS-1714
19.12.1810Sailed for the MeditarraneanBWAS-1714
1811On the Portugal stationBWAS-1714
1813Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
10.1816Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 196 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1073Willis Harry Miller, Book

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