British Third Rate ship of the line 'Vindictive' (1813)

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Vindictive

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered15.1.1806BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down7.1808BWAS-1793
Launched23.11.1813BWAS-1793
First Commissioned9.1841BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
Ship ClassArmada Class (1806)BWAS-1793
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Nicholas DiddamsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Foundered7.1871BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 2"Imperial Feet53.6455 
Length of Keel145' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet44.2024 
Breadth47' 8 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383 
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008 
Draught Forward13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878 
Draught Aft17' 8"Imperial Feet5.2106 
Burthen1,757 71⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


23.11.1813Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
30.9.1841 - 1845Captain
Sir John Toup NicolasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1850
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1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1844 - 7.6.1848Vice-Admiral
Sir Francis William AustenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1786-1848
: on board from 23.1.1845 ADM 196/3/2BWAS-1793

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.1.1845 - 14.8.1845Lieutenant
Thomas BelgraveBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1845
NBD18497.1.1845 - 21.3.1848Lieutenant
William King HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1829-1879
NBD184920.1.1845 - 1848Lieutenant
Augustus John BurtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1831-1848
NBD184925.1.1845 - 1845Flag Lieutenant
Herbert Grey AustenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1845
BWAS-17935.3.1845 - 27.2.1846Lieutenant
Henry BernardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1820-1846
NBD18498.5.1846 - 1846Lieutenant
Charles John AustenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1833-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
7.1808Began building at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
23.11.1813Completed building at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £56241.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.11.1813Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1813Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1828Began cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1832Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
1.1833Completed cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £32534.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1841Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
15.1.1842Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £19091.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1848Laid up in Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
2.1861Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
2.1861Began fitting at Cowes - Isle of Wight BWAS-1793
1.1862Completed fitting at Cowes - Isle of Wight at a cost of £12391.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1871Foundered at Fernando PoBWAS-1793
24.11.1871Wreck soldBWAS-1793

 
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