British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal William' (1833)

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Royal William
Nominal Guns	120	B065
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.12.1823	BWAS-1817
Keel Laid Down	10.1825	B065
Launched	2.4.1833	B065
How acquired	Purpose built	B065
Shipyard	Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock	B065
Ship Class	Caledonia Class (Broadened) (1819)	B065
Category	First Rate	B065
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B065
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B065
Burnt	26.7.1899	W025

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck205' 5 ½"Imperial Feet62.4967
Length of Keel170' 3"Imperial Feet51.8171
Breadth54' 7 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719
Breadth (oa)55' 6"Imperial Feet16.7945
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Draught Forward15' 1 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Draught Aft17' 11 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen2,698 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1833Broadside Weight = 1928 Imperial Pound ( 874.348 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder

1833Broadside Weight = 1990 Imperial Pound ( 902.465 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Middle Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.4.1833900Design ComplementBWAS-1817

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.2.1854 - 16.6.1856CaptainW03316.6.1856 - 5.5.1857CaptainW0335.5.1857 - 31.3.1859CaptainW033

Service History

DateEventSource
16.2.1854Commissioned as guardship of ordinary at DevonportW033
31.3.1859Paid offW033
9.2.1860Completed as a screw ship but never fitted for seaW033
1885Lent to Liverpool Roman Catholic Reformatory SocietyW033
26.7.1899Burnt by accident.W033

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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