British Third Rate ship of the line 'Fame' (1805)

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Fame

4217
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered15.10.1799BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down22.1.1802BWAS-1793
Launched8.10.1805BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
Ship ClassFame Class (1800)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Elias BirdBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up9.1817BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 0"Imperial Feet53.34 
Length of Keel144' 1 ⅝"Imperial Feet43.9071 
Breadth47' 6"Imperial Feet14.3474 
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484 
Burthen1,729 70⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


8.10.1805Broadside Weight = 1174 Imperial Pound ( 532.409 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
31.1.1800640Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1805 - 5.1806Captain
Graham MooreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1824
BWAS-17935.1806 - 1809Captain
Richard Henry Alexander BennetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1809
BWAS-179315.2.1810 - 6.8.1810Captain
Phipps HornbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1858
BWAS-17936.8.1810 - 19.11.1810Captain
Abel FerrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1812
NAO19.11.1810 - 1814Captain
Walter BathurstBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
29.10.1805 - 1.1806Lieutenant
Henry BoyesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1843
NBD184919.5.1809 - 13.11.1810Lieutenant
Robert Ball BoardmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1818
NBD18491.1.1811 - 25.10.1811First Lieutenant
James BaylyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1856
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
5.1806 - 2.1810Midshipman
Algernon PercyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
22.1.1802Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
8.10.1805Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £63059.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.10.1805Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
22.11.1805Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
28.6.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.1808Capture of Fort Trinidad, Rosas BayBWAS-1793
11.1810In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1815In Ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
9.1817Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Adam Quigley on Wednesday 21st of January 2015 20:15

HMS Fame. june 1813, captain Bathurst, particpated siege of Tarragona and rescue operations of sunken transports at the mouth of the Ebro.

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