British Third Rate ship of the line 'Pompee' (1793)

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Pompee	5866
Nominal Guns	80	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Pompée' (1791) (74) 1791-1793 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	29.8.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 2"Imperial Feet55.4742
Length of Keel148' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet45.1168
Breadth49' 0 ½"Imperial Feet14.9479
Depth in Hold21' 10 ½"Imperial Feet6.4135
Burthen1,901 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1795Broadside Weight = 1078 Imperial Pound ( 488.873 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse8 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1795640 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1794 - 3.5.1794LieutenantBWAS-17935.1795 - 8.1795CaptainBWAS-17938.1795 - 1795CaptainBWAS-17931801CaptainE-WIKI1806 - 1807Captainref:61613.12.1808 - 1809Captainref:6164.1809 - 17.4.1809CaptainBG

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1795 - 19.12.1796LieutenantNBD184911.8.1805 - 24.5.1808LieutenantNBD18493.1806 - 12.1806First LieutenantNBD18491807 - 4.8.1807Acting LieutenantNBD18496.1807 - 13.10.1807LieutenantNBD18494.8.1807 - 6.2.1808LieutenantNBD18491809LieutenantNBD18491809 - 18.3.1810LieutenantNBD18494.1809 - 17.4.1809First LieutenantBG20.12.1809 - 5.1810LieutenantNBD184918.3.1810 - 10.1810LieutenantNBD184912.6.1811 - 8.1811Acting LieutenantNBD184910.1813 - 18.7.1814Acting LieutenantNBD184918.7.1814 - 10.1814LieutenantNBD184917.2.1815 - 1815LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1799PurserTNC1809 - 17.4.1809Boatswain†BG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SailmakerBG

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1795 - 19.2.1799MidshipmanNBD18499.1805 - 4.10.1806MidshipmanNBD18491806 - 1807Master's MateNBD18493.1809 - 1809MidshipmanNBD18494.1809 - 17.4.1809Boatswain's MateBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809Gunner's MateBG11.1809 - 4.1810MidshipmanNBD18491810MidshipmanNBD1849

22 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1808 - 3.18081st Class VolunteerNBD18491809 - 17.4.1809Seaman†BG1809 - 17.4.1809Seaman†BG1809 - 17.4.1809Seaman†BG1809 - 17.4.1809Seaman†BG1809 - 17.4.1809Seaman†BG1809 - 17.4.1809Seaman†BG1809 - 17.4.1809Seaman†BG4.1809 - 15.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809Captain of the ForecastleBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809SeamanBG1815 - 9.9.1815Seaman†ref:1998

4 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 17.4.1809Private†BG4.1809 - 17.4.1809Private, 63rd Regiment of FootBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809Lieutenant of MarinesBG4.1809 - 17.4.1809PrivateBG

Service History

DateEventSource
3.5.1794Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
29.10.1794RegisteredBWAS-1793
2.1795Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £17774.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1796Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1797Spithead MutinyBWAS-1793
2.1797Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £17283.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.4.1799

Sailed from Portsmouth

TNC
6.7.1801Battle of Algeciras Bay
5.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1805Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £41229.0.0dBWAS-1793
19.2.1807Forcing the Dardanelles
1.3.1807Passage of the Dardanelles
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
5.1808fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9177.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.10.1808Took the Brig near Barbadoes
20.10.1808Took the Brig-Corvette off Martinique
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
14.4.1809Capture of the d'Hautpoult
17.4.1809Took the Ship of the Line off Puerto Rico
9.1810Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1811Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £24599.0.0dBWAS-1793
1812making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £15672.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1814Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1815Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £16672.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1817Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:1998 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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