British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Beschermer' (1799)

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Beschermer
Nominal Guns	56	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Beschermer' (1784) (50) 1784-1799 Dutch 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	30.8.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Enkhuizen - Holland	M01
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	9.1838	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 1"Imperial Feet44.1966
Length of Keel118' 7"Imperial Feet35.9763
Breadth40' 10"Imperial Feet12.192
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Burthen1,051 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1801 - 4.1803CaptainBWAS-17934.1803 - 1.1804CaptainBWAS-17931.1804 - 1805CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1801 - 2.1802Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
28.6.1800Began fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1801Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Floating Battery
26.7.1801Completed fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7120.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.11.1806Lent to the East India Dock Company as a hulk at BlackwallBWAS-1793
8.1838Returned to the RNBWAS-1793
9.1838Sold to Joshua Crystal for £410BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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