American Third Rate ship of the line 'Columbus' (1819)

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Ganges (74) 1782-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Henry WickhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1693
Thomas CamelfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
John Clarke SearleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
Gunboat No. 7 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
(1797)
Swinger (12) 1794-1802
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Unrated Gun-brig
(1794)
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Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Furious"
(1797)
Thomas HopperBritish
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Service 1794-1802
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Service 1790-1807
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Columbus
Nominal Guns	74	ref:740
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1816	ref:740
Launched	1.3.1819	ref:740
First Commissioned	7.9.1819	ref:740
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:740
Shipyard	Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C.	ref:740
Designed by	William DoughtyAmerican Designer Ship Builder Service 1773	ref:740
Category	Third Rate	ref:740
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:740
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:740
Last known	20.4.1861	ref:740

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:740
Between Perpendiculars193' 3"US Feet58.8272
Breadth53' 6"US Feet16.2052
Depth in Hold26' 6"US Feet7.9502
Burthen2480US Ton

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
29.10.1819 - 1821CaptainDANFS

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1821 - 30.9.1821LieutenantUSNR-1822

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1821SurgeonUSNR-1821

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1821Surgeon's MateUSNR-18211821Surgeon's MateUSNR-1821

Service History

DateEventSource
20.4.1861

Destroyed at Norfolk Navy Yard

ref:740

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

USNR-1821Authority, Web Site

USNR-1822Authority, Web Site

ref:740Paul H. Silverstone, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 06:41	Rob Griffith	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ganges' (1782) (74) 1782-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"

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