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Sir William Legge George Hoste (2^nd Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1866
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Henry Negus BurroughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1845
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Thomas Edward HosteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1828
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Sir William Hoste (1^st Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1824
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Veteran (64) 1787-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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Thomas ClarkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
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Charles InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792
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Charles InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
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Swiftsure (74) 1787-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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Trompeuse (16) 1794-1796
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
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Adventure Class

Nationality	Great Britain
Nominal Guns	44
Approved	1782
Designer	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809
Rate	Fifth Rate
Type	Ship
Designed Crew	300
Ships in Class	8

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 318.00 Imperial Pound ( 144.21 kg)		BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck	20 x British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	22 x British 12-Pounder
Forecastle	2 x British 6-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed						140' 0"	115' 2 ½"	38' 3"	16' 10"	896 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄
Adventure (44) 1784-1816 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	5.6.1782	Blackwall - London	19.7.1784	9.1816	Broken Up	140' 4"	115' 5"	38' 6"	16' 11"	909 ⁹²⁄₉₄
Expedition (44) 1784-1817 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship	5.6.1782	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	29.10.1784	2.1817	Broken Up	140' 3 ¼"	115' 3 ½"	38' 6 ½"	16' 10 ½"	910 ⁹¹⁄₉₄
Gorgon (24) 1785-1817 British 24 Gun Unrated Transport	19.6.1782	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	27.1.1785	2.1817	Broken Up	140' 2"	115' 2"	38' 3 ½"	16' 11"	911 ²⁵⁄₉₄
Chichester (44) 1785-1815 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	13.5.1782	West Itchenor - Chichester	10.3.1785	6.1815	Broken Up	140' 0"	115' 0 ¼"	38' 4 ¾"	16' 10"	901 ⁹⁰⁄₉₄
Woolwich (44) 1785-1813 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line	5.3.1782	Bursledon - Hampshire	15.12.1785	11.9.1813	Wrecked	140' 0"	115' 0 ¼"	38' 6"	16' 9 ¼"	906 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄
Severn (44) 1786-1804 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line	17.4.1782	Bristol - England	29.4.1786	21.12.1804	Wrecked	140' 2"	115' 1 ½"	38' 5"	16' 10 ¾"	903 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄
Dover (44) 1786-1806 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship	8.7.1782	Bursledon - Hampshire	5.1786	20.8.1806	Burnt	140' 0"	114' 9 ⅝"	38' 6"	16' 11"	905 ¹²⁄₉₄
Sheerness (44) 1787-1805 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship	26.4.1782	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	16.7.1787	8.1.1805	Wrecked	140' 3"	115' 4 ¼"	38' 5"	16' 10"	905 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄

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