British armed vessel 'Hermes' (1798)

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(1785)
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2nd Rate Ship of the Line
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(1798)
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Hermes
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Armed Vessel	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.1802	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 8"Imperial Feet23.4986
Breadth28' 5"Imperial Feet8.5503
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen331Tons BM

Armament

5.1798Broadside Weight = 268 Imperial Pound ( 121.538 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.5.1798 - 1799CommanderBWAS-17931799 - 11.1799CommanderBWAS-179311.1799 - 1.1.1801CommanderBWAS-17931.1.1801 - 1802CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.11.1798 - 2.8.1799Master ADM 196/1/147ADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
1798Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £2900.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.4.1798Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
23.5.1798Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
24.5.1798Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2975.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.5.1798Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
6.8.1798Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3149.0.0dBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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