British Third Rate ship of the line 'Mars' (1794)

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Mars	5283
Nominal Guns	74	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.1.1788	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1789	BWAS-1793
Named	23.10.1788	BWAS-1793
Launched	25.10.1794	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	Mars Class (1788)	B028
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Martin WareBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1755-1787	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	10.1823	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 0"Imperial Feet53.6448
Length of Keel144' 1"Imperial Feet43.8918
Breadth49' 2"Imperial Feet14.9408
Depth in Hold20' 0 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087
Draught Forward12' 7"Imperial Feet3.7465
Draught Aft17' 5"Imperial Feet5.1997
Burthen1,852 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

25.10.1794Broadside Weight = 880 Imperial Pound ( 399.08 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder

1805Broadside Weight = 1080 Imperial Pound ( 489.78 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
22.3.1788640Design Complement

17 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1794 - 2.1797CaptainBWAS-17932.1797 - 21.4.1798Captain†BWAS-179321.4.1798 - 26.4.1798LieutenantBWAS-179326.4.1798 - 7.1798CaptainBWAS-17937.1798 - 5.1799CaptainBWAS-17935.1799 - 1.1801CaptainBWAS-17931.1801 - 9.1802CaptainBWAS-17933.1803 - 1804CaptainBWAS-17934.1804 - 5.1805CaptainBWAS-17935.1805CaptainBWAS-17935.1805 - 21.10.1805Captain†BWAS-179322.10.1805 - 12.1805LieutenantBWAS-179312.1805 - 8.1806CaptainBWAS-17938.1806 - 1810CaptainBWAS-17935.2.1809 - 4.4.1710Captain Discharged ADM 196/5/1ADM 1961810 - 1812CaptainBWAS-17931812 - 12.1812CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1799 - 1.1801Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17931.1801 - 1802Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

16 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.12.1794 - 28.3.1799LieutenantNBD18491798LieutenantBWAS-17931798LieutenantBWAS-17931798 - 21.4.1798LieutenantBWAS-179312.9.1804 - 1805LieutenantNAO12.9.1804 - 1806LieutenantNBD18491805 - 22.10.1805First LieutenantNAO1805LieutenantNAO1805LieutenantNAO1805LieutenantNAO1805 - 1806LieutenantNBD184911.3.1805 - 9.8.1805Acting LieutenantNAO10.8.1805 - 3.1806LieutenantNAO9.1.1809 - 3.6.1813LieutenantNBD184926.10.1809 - 27.6.1811LieutenantNBD184927.9.1810 - 5.8.1811Lieutenant TransferedNBD1849

8 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.6.1796 - 24.1.1801PurserADM 29/816.4.1803 - 9.10.1804Surgeonref:187617.5.1803 - 9.10.1804Masterref:18761805Masterref:187618.2.1805 - 28.4.1805Surgeonref:187628.4.1805 - 1805SurgeonNAO29.4.1805 - 19.1.1806Surgeon Discharged Sickref:18761.2.1806 - 21.9.1806MasterNAO

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1796 - 7.1798MidshipmanNBD18491798MidshipmanTRN41798 - 21.4.1798Midshipman†TRN41804 - 26.10.1809MidshipmanNBD18491805 - 19.10.1807MidshipmanNBD18499.1805 - 11.1805Midshipmanref:6161806 - 1808MidshipmanNBD18491807 - 2.1813MidshipmanNBD1849

15 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81795LandmanADM 171/81795LandmanADM 171/81795ServantADM 171/81795ServantADM 171/81795ServantADM 171/82.3.1798 - 4.1802UnknownNBD18492.2.1803 - 18.3.1803Able SeamanADM 29/825.3.1806 - 7.18071st Class VolunteerNBD184924.12.1806 - 18071st Class VolunteerNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1798 - 21.4.1798Captain of Marines†TRN4

Service History

DateEventSource

10.1789Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
25.10.1794Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £50270.0.0dBWAS-1793
25.10.1794Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
25.10.1794Took the Ship of the Line off Brest
8.11.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
4.1797Spithead mutinyBWAS-1793
21.4.1798Mars vs Hercule
1799Blockade of RochefortBWAS-1793
6.4.1799

Sailed from Plymouth to join the Channel fleet

TNC
2.7.1799Attack on Spanish squadron in Aix roadsBWAS-1793
1801Blockade of BrestBWAS-1793
9.1802Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
4.1803Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
18.7.1806Took the Frigate at the Action off Rochefort
25.9.1806Action off Rochefort
1807To the Baltic in the AutumnBWAS-1793
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
22.10.1810Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
1812In the BalticBWAS-1793
12.1812Laid upBWAS-1793
1813fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1823Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 196 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:1876Derek Ayshford, Pam Ayshford, Web Site

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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