British Third Rate ship of the line 'Excellent' (1787)

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Excellent	4160
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.8.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	3.1782	BWAS-1714
Acquired	27.11.1787	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	7.1790	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Harwich - Essex	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Edgar Class (1774)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joseph GrahamBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.1835	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel138' 0"Imperial Feet42.0624
Breadth46' 11"Imperial Feet14.025
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166
Burthen1,615 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.11.1787Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
25.8.1774550Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1790 - 9.12.1790Captain: on board from 3.8.1790 ADM 6/24/56BWAS-171429.8.1793 - 20.3.1794Captain ADM 6/24/264BWAS-171420.3.1794 - 15.4.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/2517.4.1794 - 14.5.1794Captain ADM 6/25/33BWAS-171414.5.1794 - 15.5.1794Captain ADM 6/25/42NAO27.5.1794 - 10.1794Captain ADM 6/25/45BWAS-171410.1794 - 12.1794CaptainBWAS-17145.12.1794 - 14.1.1799Captain: on board from 21.12.1794 ADM 6/25/114BWAS-171414.7.1799 - 27.5.1802Captain Discharged ADM 196/68/191BWAS-17144.1802 - 5.1802CaptainBWAS-17145.1802Acting CaptainBWAS-17145.1802 - 7.1803CaptainBWAS-17147.1803 - 1806CaptainBWAS-17142.1807 - 1809CaptainBWAS-17141844CommanderNBD1849

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.6.1794 - 6.8.1794Rear-Admiral of the Red TransferedBWAS-1714

32 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1790 - 27.2.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/56ADM 6/2430.7.1790 - 27.2.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/56ADM 6/2430.7.1790 - 27.2.1793Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/56ADM 6/2430.7.1790 - 27.2.1793Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/56ADM 6/2430.7.1790 - 22.12.1790Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/56ADM 6/2426.9.1793 - 17.3.1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/269ADM 626.9.1793 - 7.10.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/269ADM 626.9.1793 - 10.10.1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/269ADM 626.9.1793 - 17.3.1794Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/269ADM 611.10.1793 - 17.3.1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/274ADM 6/2411.10.1793 - 17.3.1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/274ADM 6/2431.10.1793 - 17.3.1794Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/279ADM 6/2418.3.1794 - 17.4.1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/2518.3.1794 - 6.5.1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/2518.3.1794 - 17.4.1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/2518.3.1794 - 13.6.1794Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/2518.3.1794 - 17.4.1794Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/2518.4.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/33ADM 6/2518.4.1794 - 1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/33ADM 6/2518.4.1794 - 1794Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/33ADM 6/2518.4.1794 - 1794Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/33ADM 6/2518.4.1794 - 1794Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/33ADM 6/257.5.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/40ADM 6/256.1798 - 6.1799Lieutenantref:61624.9.1803 - 16.11.1804LieutenantNBD184922.1.1806 - 1807LieutenantNBD184910.4.1832 - 15.10.1833LieutenantW02514.4.1832 - 1832LieutenantNBD18497.11.1832 - 1.3.1834LieutenantNBD184929.10.1840 - 4.3.1845First LieutenantNBD184915.2.1843 - 16.5.1843LieutenantNBD18493.8.1844 - 25.1.1845LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1786 - 2.8.1790Boatswain Transfered ADM 196/1/23ADM 29-1

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1794 - 10.1794MidshipmanNBD18491799 - 29.4.1802Master's MateNBD18499.1799 - 12.1802MidshipmanNBD18491.1810 - 3.1810MidshipmanNBD184910.1834 - 1836Master's MateNBD18491841 - 8.6.1846Master's MateNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
13.8.1802 - 7.18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1787Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
12.1787Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £29746.16.11dBWAS-1714
12.1787Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8723.15.9dBWAS-1714
9.1790fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5432.1.7dBWAS-1714
9.12.1790Paid offADM 51
6.1794In the ChannelBWAS-1714
6.1794fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £7053.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1795Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
14.2.1797Took the Ship of the Line at the 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
9.1797Flagship at the Blockade of CadizBWAS-1714
14.1.1799Paid offBWAS-1714
6.1799Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1799Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13685.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.10.1799Took the Sloop near Lorient
4.1802Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.1803Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1803Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £14898.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1803Joined the fleet of ToulonBWAS-1714
1806Operations in the Bay of NaplesBWAS-1714
9.1806Began refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1807Completed refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £16267.0.0dBWAS-1714
28.7.1809Attack at Duino
9.4.1810Paid offADM 51
1.1812Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1814Into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1.1814Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £54416.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.5.1820Ordered converted to a Fourth Rate frigate.BWAS-1714
6.1825Receiving ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
6.1825Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
12.1825Converted to a Fourth Rate frigate begun, but not completedBWAS-1714
1830Gunnery training hulk at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

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Posted by Roger Hutchins on Wednesday 1st of August 2018 15:11

Petty Officers: Pascoe Dunn (1786-1826) Master's Mate serving as Acting Lieut on her "off Cadiz" August 1808, when appointed to take the Italian brig prize Ronco to a British port. (ADM 9/5/1401 (1817).

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