British armed vessel 'Hermes' (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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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	Lord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:41	Jon Miller	Richard HillBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1791
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Grampus' (1795) (54) 1795-1799 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:36	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Earl Fitzwilliam' (1786) (26) 1786-1799 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:32	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Theseus' (1786) (74) 1786-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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