British Third Rate ship of the line 'Courageux' (1800)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
El Diligente (20) 1740-1755
Spanish 20 Gun
Privateer Packet
Added
Tomas VarelaSpanish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1749-1750
Added
Sir William Legge George Hoste (2^nd Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1866
Update
Henry Negus BurroughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1845
Update
Thomas Edward HosteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1828
Update
Sir William Hoste (1^st Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1824
Update
Veteran (64) 1787-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Update
Thomas ClarkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
Added
Charles InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792
Update
Charles InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
See more...

Courageux	3716
Nominal Guns	74
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.11.1794
Keel Laid Down	10.1797
Named	22.5.1797
Launched	26.3.1800
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801
Constructor	Edward TippettBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1775-1793
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	10.1832

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck181' 0"Imperial Feet55.1688
Length of Keel150' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet45.7264
Breadth47' 1 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold19' 10"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward13' 1"Imperial Feet3.9709
Draught Aft18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959
Burthen1,780 ⁹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1800Broadside Weight = 1005 Imperial Pound ( 455.7675 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1800 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17931801 - 5.1801CaptainBWAS-17935.1801 - 4.1802CaptainBWAS-17934.1802 - 4.1803CaptainBWAS-17934.1803 - 11.1803CaptainBWAS-179311.1803 - 3.1804CaptainBWAS-17933.1804 - 1805CaptainBWAS-17931805CaptainBWAS-17931806 - 1807CaptainBWAS-17935.1809 - 5.1810CaptainBWAS-17935.1810 - 8.1810CaptainBWAS-17938.1810 - 11.1810CaptainBWAS-179311.1810 - 1813CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1803 - 3.1804Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1802 - 12.1803LieutenantNBD184912.1805 - 1806LieutenantE-WIKI16.5.1810 - 22.11.1810LieutenantNBD184924.11.1810 - 3.1813Third Lieutenantref:574

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.7.1804 - 7.1805MidshipmanNBD18495.7.1809 - 12.1810Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1797Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
26.3.1800Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £60701.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.4.1800Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
30.5.1800Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3543.0.0dBWAS-1793
25.8.1800Attack on Ferrol
2.1801Saield to the West IndiesBWAS-1793
21.6.1803Capture of St. Lucia and Tobago
4.1.1804Sailed with a convoy to the West indies but drvien back by the weatherBWAS-1793
2.1804Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1804Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £17468.0.0dBWAS-1793
1805In the ChannelBWAS-1793
4.11.1805Battle of Cape Ortegal
1807Blockade of CadizBWAS-1793
3.1809Began very small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1809RecommissionedBWAS-1793
7.1809Completed very small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £20095.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
21.1.1811Grounded on Skerries RocksBWAS-1793
13.11.1812Grounded on Anholt ReefBWAS-1793
12.1813Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1814Refitted as a Other Vessels Lazarette
2.1814Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:574 Web Site

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:33	x	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Convertine' (1650) (40) 1650-1666 British 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:28	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Solebay' (1785) (32) 1785-1809 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:27	Jon Miller	Richard BowenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1793
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:24	Jon Miller	Sir William Hall GageBritish Naval Sailor Service 1795-1862
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:22	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bedford' (1775) (74) 1775-1817 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

GDPR Statement