British Third Rate ship of the line 'Conquestador' (1810)

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Conquestador
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.10.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	1.8.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert GuillaumeBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	10.5.1897	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 4"Imperial Feet53.6461
Length of Keel145' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet44.2151
Breadth47' 11"Imperial Feet14.3292
Depth in Hold21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262
Draught Forward13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen1,773 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.8.1810Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.1810 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.1812Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
12.1.1811 - 7.10.1811LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1810 - 27.12.1811Master's MateNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17.3.1811 - 11.18141st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1807Began building at Northam - Devon BWAS-1793
1.8.1810Completed building at Northam - Devon at a cost of £57025.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.8.1810Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
21.3.1811Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13291.0.0dBWAS-1793
1814In the West IndiesBWAS-1793
1815In Ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
4.1815Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
4.1816Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £20783.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1816Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
9.1817Began very small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1818Completed very small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8030.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1818Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
4.1827Began cut down at UnknownBWAS-1793
4.1831Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
4.1831Completed cut down at a cost of £17202.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1856Lent to the War Department at WoolwichBWAS-1793
12.11.1862Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Magazine
12.1862Began fitting as a Powder Magazine at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1863Completed fitting as a Powder Magazine at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1870Powder magazine at Plymouth until 1890BWAS-1793
10.5.1897Sold to Harry Scawn, Plymouth for £1,525BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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