British Third Rate ship of the line 'Vengeance' (1774)

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Vengeance	358
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.1.1771	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1771	BWAS-1714
Launched	25.6.1774	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	9.3.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John RandallBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1756-1776	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1.1816	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 10"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel138' 5"Imperial Feet42.0657
Breadth47' 0"Imperial Feet14.3256
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Draught Forward11' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Draught Aft17' 0 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen1,626 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

25.6.1774Broadside 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
18.12.1765600Design Complement

20 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1778 - 10.2.1779Captain ADM 6/21/376BWAS-171410.2.1779 - 28.7.1779Captain TransferedBWAS-171428.7.1779 - 17.1.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/327
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 22.8.1781ADM 6/2217.1.1780 - 17.8.1781Captain ADM 6/22/145
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 27.6.1780BWAS-17146.5.1782 - 23.12.1782Captain ADM 6/22/463BWAS-171423.12.1782 - 8.4.1783Captain ADM 6/22/559BWAS-17149.4.1783 - 10.9.1783Captain ADM 6/23/49ADM 6/2310.5.1790 - 10.9.1791Captain ADM 6/24/26BWAS-171410.9.1791 - 27.10.1792Commodore ADM 6/24/134BWAS-171427.10.1792 - 1.2.1793Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/179ADM 6/241.2.1793 - 9.1.1794Captain ADM 6/24/202BWAS-17141794CaptainBWAS-17149.1.1794 - 23.5.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/25/43
Confirmed 23.5.1794BWAS-171410.1794 - 1795CaptainBWAS-17143.1795 - 9.1795CaptainBWAS-17149.1795CaptainBWAS-17142.1796 - 12.9.1799CaptainBWAS-17142.1801 - 3.1801CaptainBWAS-17143.1801 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17141810CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1780 - 17.8.1781CommodoreBWAS-1714

28 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1778 - 17.8.1781First Lieutenant ADM 6/21/378ADM 1049.4.1783 - 27.4.1783First Lieutenant ADM 6/23/49ADM 6/239.4.1783 - 27.4.1783Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/49ADM 6/239.4.1783 - 16.8.1783Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/49ADM 6/239.4.1783 - 16.8.1783Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/49ADM 6/2321.5.1790 - 3.6.1790Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/32ADM 6/244.6.1790 - 18.9.1791Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/38ADM 6/2422.10.1790 - 18.9.1791Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/81ADM 6/2424.12.1790 - 9.9.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/97ADM 6/2424.12.1790 - 9.9.1791Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/97ADM 6/247.9.1791 - 6.2.1792First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/134ADM 6/2410.9.1791 - 2.8.1792Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/134ADM 6/2411.9.1791 - 8.2.1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/134ADM 6/2419.9.1791 - 2.8.1792Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/135ADM 6/2419.9.1791 - 3.10.1791Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/135ADM 6/244.10.1791 - 2.12.1792Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/138ADM 6/247.2.1792 - 8.2.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/154ADM 6/243.8.1792 - 2.12.1792Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/170ADM 6/243.8.1792 - 2.12.1792Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/170ADM 6/243.12.1792 - 8.2.1793Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/182ADM 6/243.12.1792 - 8.2.1793Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/182ADM 6/249.2.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/207ADM 6/249.2.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/207ADM 6/249.2.1793 - 25.10.1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/207ADM 6/249.2.1793 - 1793Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/207ADM 6/249.2.1793 - 24.10.1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/207ADM 6/2425.10.1793 - 1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/277ADM 6/2426.10.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/278ADM 6/24

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.5.1792 - 1792Master at arms ADM 6/24/164ADM 6/241.7.1792 - 10.2.1793MasterADM 29-14.2.1796 - 14.5.1797MasterADM 29-1

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1791 - 8.4.1793MidshipmanNBD184912.2.1795 - 1798MidshipmanNBD184916.10.1795 - 19.2.1796MidshipmanNAO1800 - 4.9.1801MidshipmanNBD18499.1801 - 23.6.1802MidshipmanNBD1849

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
23.10.1783 - 23.3.1786Able SeamanADM 29/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
18.8.1774Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £35542.14.8dBWAS-1714
3.1778Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1778Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9170.12.10dBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
7.3.1779Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
21.12.1779Action of 1779-12-21
4.1780At recapture of GoreeBWAS-1714
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
15.5.1780Action of March 15 1780
19.5.1780Action of March 19 1780
17.8.1781

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.1781Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £18490.0.3dBWAS-1714
9.8.1782Took the Privateer
9.1782Sailed to the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
10.9.1783

Paid off into ordinary at Plymouth

BWAS-1714
7.1786Moved to ChathamBWAS-1714
3.1787Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
10.1788Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £25644.5.6dBWAS-1714
6.1790fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5670.14.10dBWAS-1714
22.4.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
11.1794Began refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
6.1795Completed refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7171.0.0dBWAS-1714
24.2.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
2.1797At the capture of TrinidadBWAS-1714
16.2.1797Capture of Trinidad
12.9.1799

Paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1807In ordinary as a prison ship at Portsmouth until Jan. 1808BWAS-1714
12.1807Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1782-12.1782	Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782	Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799

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