British Third Rate ship of the line 'Gloucester' (1812)

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Gloucester
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.6.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	27.2.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northfleet Dockyard - Northfleet	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas PitcherBritish Ship Builder Service 1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	3.1884	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 3 ½"Imperial Feet53.6575
Length of Keel145' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet44.2024
Breadth47' 10 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Draught Aft17' 5 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen1,770 ⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.2.1812Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1812 - 1814CaptainBWAS-17933.1822 - 10.1823CaptainBWAS-179324.10.1823 - 4.1824CaptainNBD1849

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1822 - 4.1824CommodoreBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.3.1812 - 10.1814LieutenantNBD184911.12.1822 - 29.12.1823LieutenantNBD18491.5.1823 - 6.1824LieutenantNBD184923.11.1826 - 2.5.1828LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.7.1823 - 27.3.1824Masterref:1871

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
14.4.1826 - 18261st Class VolunteerNBD184918.12.1826 - 18261st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1808Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
27.2.1812Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £62514.0.0dBWAS-1793
20.5.1812Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
11.6.1812Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £25232.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1815Laid up in OrdinaryBWAS-1793
3.1818Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1822Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £71873.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1824Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1825Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
5.1826Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5331.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1827Began making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1.1828Completed making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £10934.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1831Began cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1831Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1832Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
12.1832Completed cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1833fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1858Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1884Sold to CastleBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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