British Third Rate ship of the line 'Robust' (1764)

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Robust	329
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.12.1761	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1762	BWAS-1714
Named	18.4.1763	BWAS-1714
Launched	25.10.1764	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.12.1777	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	King's Yard - Harwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Ramillies Class (1760)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John BarnardBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1740-1782	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1.1817	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 8 ½"Imperial Feet51.2191
Length of Keel138' 3"Imperial Feet42.0644
Breadth47' 0"Imperial Feet14.3256
Depth in Hold19' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet5.7976
Burthen1,624 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1777Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777550EstablishmentBWAS-1714

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1777 - 30.3.1779Captain ADM 6/21/349BWAS-171431.3.1779 - 24.9.1782Captain ADM 6/21/533BWAS-17143.10.1787 - 8.12.1787Captain ADM 6/23/423BWAS-17146.7.1790 - 16.9.1791Captain ADM 6/24/47ADM 6/2429.1.1793 - 30.8.1793Captain ADM 6/24/198BWAS-171430.8.1793 - 4.6.1794Captain ADM 6/25/75
Confirmed 13.8.1794BWAS-17144.6.1794 - 7.7.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/25/46BWAS-17147.7.1794 - 4.1799Captain ADM 6/25/57BWAS-17144.1799 - 11.1800CaptainBWAS-171416.10.1800 - 4.1801CaptainBWAS-171411.1800 - 12.1800CaptainBWAS-17144.1801 - 1801CaptainBWAS-171429.4.1802 - 9.6.1802CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
29.4.1802 - 7.1802Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.7.1790 - 16.9.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/47ADM 6/246.7.1790 - 16.9.1791Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/47ADM 6/246.7.1790 - 16.9.1791Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/47ADM 6/246.7.1790 - 16.9.1791Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/47ADM 6/2418.8.1790 - 16.9.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/61ADM 6/2429.1.1793 - 8.4.1794First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/198ADM 6/2429.1.1793 - 8.4.1794Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/198ADM 6/2429.1.1793 - 8.4.1794Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/198ADM 6/2415.2.1793 - 8.4.1794Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/209ADM 6/2415.2.1793 - 8.4.1794Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/209ADM 6/2411.4.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/29ADM 6/2611.4.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/29ADM 6/2611.4.1794 - 1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/29ADM 6/2611.4.1794 - 2.5.1794Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/25/29ADM 6/2611.4.1794 - 1794Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/29ADM 6/26

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.2.1777 - 27.12.1777Midshipmanref:6161793 - 1794MidshipmanNBD18497.1794 - 9.1799MidshipmanNBD184916.4.1799 - 10.1800MidshipmanNBD1849

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/81795LandmanADM 171/81795LandmanADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
10.12.1764Completed at Harwich - Essex at a cost of £31399.3.8dBWAS-1714
5.1774Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1775Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8291.7.11dBWAS-1714
12.1777First in commissionBWAS-1714
3.1778fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8187.7.7dBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
23.5.1779Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1.1780Operations against Charleston until MayBWAS-1714
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
9.1782Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1783Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1784Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £29469.16.11dBWAS-1714
10.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1787Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
16.9.1791

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.1791Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1792Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7292.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
22.5.1793Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
28.8.1793At ToulonBWAS-1714
12.1793At evacuation of ToulonBWAS-1714
6.1794In Quiberon operationsBWAS-1714
11.4.1795Took the Frigate in the Channel
1796In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1797Spithead MutinyBWAS-1714
10.1797refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11253.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1798making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.10.1798Battle of Tory Island
2.5.1799

Sailed from Plymouth

TNC
2.7.1799Attack on Basque RoadsBWAS-1714
2.7.1799Attack on Aix Roads
7.1802Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1802Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
1807fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1817Broken up at PortmsouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/26 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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