British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Prince Regent' (1814)

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Prince Regent ➡ 1817 Kingston
Nominal Guns	56	B068
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	15.4.1814	B068
How acquired	Built by Contract	B068
Shipyard	Kingston - Ontario	B068
Designed by	John GoudieBritish Designer Ship Builder	B068
Constructor	John GoudieBritish Designer Ship Builder	B068
Category	Fourth Rate	B068
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B068
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B068
Sold	1.1832	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Moulded Breadth42' 6"Imperial Feet12.8778
Laden Draught Aft17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Laden Draught Forward16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck155' 10"Imperial Feet47.244
Length of Keel131' 1"Imperial Feet39.9296
Breadth43' 1"Imperial Feet13.1149
Depth in Hold9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794
Burthen1,293 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1814Broadside Weight = 856 Imperial Pound ( 388.196 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 British 68-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck24 British 32-Pound Carronade

1830Broadside Weight = 940 Imperial Pound ( 426.29 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 British 68-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck22 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1814280 B181

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 1815CaptainBWAS-17931815 - 1.1816CaptainBWAS-17931.1816 - 1817CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 1815CommodoreBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.8.1814 - 9.1815LieutenantNBD18491.10.1814 - 11.1814LieutenantNBD184916.7.1816 - 21.9.1816LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1813 - 16.8.1814MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1817Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1793
9.12.1817Renamed KingstonB181
1.1832Ordered to be soldBWAS-1793
1.1832Ordered to be sold, no buyer and later foundered in Deadman Bay, KingstonBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B068Robert Malcomson, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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