British Third Rate ship of the line 'Talavera' (1818)

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Talavera
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.1.1814	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1814	BWAS-1793
Named	23.7.1817	BWAS-1793
Launched	15.10.1818	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Repulse Class (1800)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Henry CanhamBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1767-1825	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt	27.9.1840	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck174' 0"Imperial Feet53.0352
Length of Keel143' 2"Imperial Feet43.5876
Breadth47' 4"Imperial Feet14.3401
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Burthen1,706 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.10.1818Broadside Weight = 1014 Imperial Pound ( 459.849 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
31.1.1800590Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.9.1829 - 1831CaptainW02526.10.1831 - 17.5.1833CaptainNBD184918.3.1836 - 26.11.1836CaptainW02526.11.1836 - 1840CaptainW025

12 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1828 - 19.3.1830LieutenantNBD18499.1829 - 10.1830LieutenantNBD18491830 - 1831LieutenantNBD18491830 - 3.1831LieutenantNBD184919.2.1830 - 3.1831LieutenantNBD184919.2.1830 - 31.3.1831LieutenantNBD184919.2.1830 - 25.7.1831Lieutenantref:768.1830 - 11.1830LieutenantNBD184915.10.1830 - 16.4.1831LieutenantNBD18491835LieutenantNBD184915.5.1835 - 22.6.1837LieutenantNBD184925.1.1837 - 10.4.1839LieutenantNBD1849

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1830MidshipmanBWAS-171416.2.1830 - 5.12.1830Clerk, Supernumerary ADM 6/24/115ADM 29/86.12.1830 - 23.3.1831Clerk, First Clerk ADM 6/24/115ADM 29/824.3.1831 - 6.4.1831Clerk, Supernumerary ADM 6/24/115ADM 29/87.4.1831 - 16.6.1831Clerk, First Clerk ADM 6/24/115ADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1814Began building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
15.10.1818Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £68409.0.0dBWAS-1793
15.10.1818Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
21.6.1819Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:76Gardner Weld Allen, Digital Book

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