British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Adelaide' (1828)

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Royal Adelaide			38
Nominal Guns	112
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.1.1812
Keel Laid Down	5.1819
Launched	28.7.1828
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth
Ship Class	Princess Charlotte Class (1812)
Constructor	Edward ChurchillBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1796-1828
Category	First Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	4.4.1905

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck197' 11"Imperial Feet60.0459
Length of Keel163' 8.6"Imperial Pound73.9637
Breadth53' 0"Imperial Feet16.1544
Breadth (oa)53' 11"Imperial Feet16.1629
Depth in Hold22' 6"Imperial Feet6.7818
Burthen2,446 ¹⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.7.1828Broadside Weight = 1880 Imperial Pound ( 852.58 kg)BWAS-1817
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Shell Gun
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Shell Gun
Upper Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Shell Gun
Upper Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Middle Deck Bow Chaser30 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.7.1828738Design ComplementBWAS-1817

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.9.1835 - 30.4.1836CaptainBWAS-18171.1852 - 1.4.1852CaptainW0331.4.1859 - 7.1860CaptainW0337.1860 - 31.12.1861CaptainW0251.1.1862 - 31.10.1863CaptainW0333.11.1863 - 26.10.1866CaptainW03326.10.1866 - 1.11.1869CaptainW0331.11.1869 - 1.10.1875CaptainW0331.10.1875 - 30.10.1879CaptainW0331.11.1879 - 30.11.1888CaptainW03330.3.1885 - 7.4.1887CaptainW0333.4.1887 - 1887Captain30.11.1888 - 31.12.1884CaptainW033

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.9.1835 - 30.4.1836Vice-Admiral of the RedBWAS-18171.10.1875 - 1.11.1878AdmiralW0331.11.1878 - 30.10.1879AdmiralW0339.1.1880 - 1.12.1881AdmiralW033

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.9.1835 - 8.1836First LieutenantNBD18495.5.1836 - 4.5.1839Flag LieutenantNBD18491881First LieutenantNL1865

Service History

DateEventSource
1.4.1859Guardship of ordinary at DevonportW033

Notes on Ship

Ordered as **London**, she was renamed on 1827-05-10

She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1860

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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Posted by Steve Morton on Wednesday 11th of March 2020 10:37

I have a family member John Morton serving on the Royal Adelaide, and I would like further information regarding his service. He seemingly died in service in 1877 at East Stonehouse, Devonport. Are records available for ordinary seamen other than those held in the national archives under ADM 139/956/15555

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