British Third Rate ship of the line 'York' (1807)

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York
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.7.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Fame Class (1800)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Samuel BrentBritish Ship Builder Service 1760-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1854	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 0"Imperial Feet53.34
Length of Keel144' 0 ⅛"Imperial Feet43.8944
Breadth47' 8 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Draught Forward13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9963
Draught Aft18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Burthen1,743 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.7.1807Broadside Weight = 1174 Imperial Pound ( 532.409 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
31.1.1800640Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1807 - 12.8.1812CaptainBWAS-179312.8.1808 - 8.1815CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.1.1807 - 4.2.1808LieutenantNBD18499.4.1808 - 2.1811LieutenantNBD184914.2.1811 - 10.12.1811LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1807 - 9.4.1808Master's MateNBD18491813 - 2.1814MidshipmanNBD1849

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 12.11.1815Able Seaman†ref:19981815 - 26.8.1815Seaman†ref:19981815 - 27.8.1815Seaman†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1805Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
7.7.1807Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £62446.0.0dBWAS-1793
13.7.1807Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
16.9.1807Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
30.11.1807Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
24.12.1807Occupation of Madeira
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
14.4.1809Capture of the d'Hautpoult
14.11.1809Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1814Carried troops to North AmericaBWAS-1793
8.1815Paid off into Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
11.1819fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1824Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison hulk
3.1854Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1998 Archive

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