British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prince William' (1780)

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Prince William	381
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Merchant ship of the line 'Guipuscoana' (1780) (64) 1780-1780 Spanish 64 Gun Merchant Ship of the Line
Named	3.4.1780	BWAS-1714
Captured	8.1.1780	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	9.1817	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck153' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet46.6408
Length of Keel130' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet39.6335
Breadth44' 1"Imperial Feet13.4176
Depth in Hold19' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet5.7976
Burthen1,346 ⁶¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1780Broadside Weight = 525 Imperial Pound ( 238.0875 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1780500 BWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1.1780 - 23.1.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/132
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 18.5.1780ADM 6/221.2.1780 - 1.4.1780Captain ADM 6/22/118
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 21.4.1780ADM 6/221.4.1780 - 13.5.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/107BWAS-171414.5.1781 - 13.4.1782Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/464
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 7.5.1782BWAS-171412.4.1782 - 10.5.1782Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/31
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 8.3.1783ADM 6/2310.5.1782 - 28.6.1782Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/172
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 12.12.1783ADM 6/2315.6.1782 - 10.7.1783Captain ADM 6/23/99
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 24.7.1783BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.4.1780 - 26.6.1781Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/22/116ADM 6/2219.8.1781 - 1.7.1782Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/200
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 10.8.1784ADM 6/231.7.1782 - 1782First Lieutenant ADM 6/23/200
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 10.4.1784ADM 6/2325.4.1783 - 10.7.1783Third Lieutenant ADM 6/23/147
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 2.10.1783ADM 6/23

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
13.10.1780 - 1781Captain's ServantNBD184913.10.1816 - 23.11.1816Able SeamanADM 29/815.1.1817 - 31.3.1817Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1.1780Taken by Rodney's fleetBWAS-1714
29.11.1780Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1714
3.2.1781At St EustatiusBWAS-1714
29.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal
11.10.1781Arrived in North AmericaBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
19.4.1782Battle of the Mona Passage
21.7.1782Sailed to America with PigotBWAS-1714
5.9.1782Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
24.10.1782Left New York for the blockade of Cap FrancoiseBWAS-1714
26.4.1783Left Jamaica for homeBWAS-1714
7.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1790Began fitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1714
4.1791Refitted as a Other Vessels Sheer Hulk
4.1791Completed fitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £4216.0.0dBWAS-1714
1811Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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