British Third Rate ship of the line 'Holstein' (1801)

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Holstein ➡ 1805 Nassau
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Holsteen' (1772) (60) 1772-1801 Danish 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	2.4.1801	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Holsteen Class (1772)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	KrabbeDanish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.11.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck161' 3"Imperial Feet49.074
Length of Keel131' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet39.932
Breadth44' 7 ½"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold19' 2"Imperial Feet5.7968
Burthen1,394 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1805Broadside Weight = 732 Imperial Pound ( 331.962 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1801491 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1805 - 9.1809CaptainBWAS-17933.1810 - 1814LieutenantBWAS-1793

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1.1797 - 11.1809MidshipmanNBD18492.3.1806 - 11.1809MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
4.11.1805 - 2.3.1806Able SeamanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
16.10.1802Arrived at Chatham and laid upBWAS-1793
1805Renamed NassauBWAS-1793
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
22.3.1808Battle of Zealand Point
21.2.1809Sailed with a convoy for St HelenaBWAS-1793
9.1809Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
6.9.1809Took the Lugger off the StartBG
1810Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison Ship
3.1810Recommissioned as a prison ship at ChathamBWAS-1793
3.11.1814Sold at Chatham for £2,510BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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