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Windsor Castle

11070
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Ordered1813BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down10.1813BWAS-1714
Acquired6.1814BWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Martin WareBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1755-1787
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up5.1839BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet53.9516 
Length of Keel145' 8 ⅞"Imperial Feet44.2182 
Breadth49' 2"Imperial Feet14.9408 
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008 

Armament


6.1814Broadside Weight = 1152 Imperial Pound ( 522.432 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.1819 - 6.1821Captain
Thomas Gordon CaulfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1821
BWAS-1714
6.1821 - 1.1822Captain
C CochraneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1821-1822
BWAS-1714
11.1824 - 26.5.1825Captain
Hugh DownmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1849
BWAS-1714
5.1825 - 5.1828Captain
Edward Durnford KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1841
BWAS-1714
15.5.1828 - 6.1831Captain
The Hon. Duncombe Pleydall BouverieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
3.6.1824 - 1825Lieutenant
Henry KnollesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1824-1825
NBD1849
19.12.1824 - 24.12.1827Lieutenant
Edward KnapmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1850
Discharged ADM 196/5/3
ADM 196
4.2.1825 - 1826Lieutenant
John Harrison BowkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1845
NBD1849
31.5.1828 - 17.2.1829First Lieutenant
Charles BasdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1841
NBD1849
12.6.1829 - 17.8.1830Lieutenant
Douglas CurryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1824-1846
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1829 - 12.6.1829Midshipman
Douglas CurryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1824-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1814Cutting down completed at a cost of £47,725BWAS-1714
12.1818Began fitting for sea at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1.1819Completed fitting at a cost of £10,497. Didn't not sail, instead commissioned as a guardshipBWAS-1714
1.1822Paid offBWAS-1714
11.1824RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1825Started a small repair and refit as a guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
12.1826Completed repair and refit at a cost of £27,787BWAS-1714
5.1828Commissioned as a 76-Gun ship for Mediterranean serviceBWAS-1714
6.1831Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1833Fitted as a Divisional ShipBWAS-1714
1834Became a depot ship at Deal until 1838BWAS-1714
5.1839Broken up at Pembroke DockyardBWAS-1714


Notes on Ship



Dimensions are those for the original Second-Rate

 
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