British Fifth Rate ship 'Regulus' (1785)

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Regulus	6139
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.10.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	6.1781	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.2.1785	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.10.1790	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Roebuck Class (1769)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas RaymondBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1816	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 1"Imperial Feet42.6726
Length of Keel115' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet35.0679
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Burthen888 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1793Broadside Weight = 306 Imperial Pound ( 138.771 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

8.1793Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

6.1804Broadside Weight = 486 Imperial Pound ( 220.401 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck20 British 24-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck2 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

5.1808Broadside Weight = 93 Imperial Pound ( 42.1755 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1769280Design Complement

16 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.10.1790 - 22.11.1790Commander ADM 6/24/75ADM 6/2418.1.1793 - 20.5.1793Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/195BWAS-171421.5.1793 - 1.1795Captain ADM 6/24/241BWAS-17141.1795 - 5.1796CaptainBWAS-17145.1796 - 8.1798CaptainBWAS-17148.1798 - 11.1799CaptainBWAS-171411.1799 - 1.1800CaptainBWAS-17142.1800 - 2.1802CommanderBWAS-17142.1802 - 7.1802CommanderBWAS-17147.1802 - 1803CommanderBWAS-17143.1804 - 5.1807CaptainBWAS-17148.1810 - 21.10.1810CommanderBWAS-171411.1810 - 1813CommanderBWAS-171411.1813 - 1814CommanderBWAS-17141814 - 4.1815CommanderBWAS-17144.1815 - 1816CommanderBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.1799 - 1795Vice-Admiral of the Whiteref:676

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.10.1790 - 20.10.1790Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/77ADM 6/2421.10.1790 - 2.11.1790Lieutenant ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 18.1.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/195ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 15.1.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/84ADM 6/2419.1.1793 - 11.7.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/195ADM 6/2419.1.1793 - 6.2.1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/195ADM 6/2424.5.1793 - 3.3.1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/241ADM 6/2412.7.1793 - 6.2.1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/252ADM 6/247.2.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/11ADM 6/254.3.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/17ADM 6/254.3.1794 - 1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/17ADM 6/25

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.10.1790 - 1790Purser ADM 6/24/79ADM 6/241793 - bef.22.5.1793Surgeonref:19811793 - bef.11.12.1793Surgeonref:1981

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
2.1800 - 1802MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.2.1785building at Northam - Devon at a cost of £12073.9.4dBWAS-1714
16.2.1785Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.3.1785Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4150.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1790fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3236.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1793Commissioned for the Channel FleetBWAS-1714
2.1793fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1795Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.1796Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1796Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8729.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.10.1796Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
2.11.1796Took the Unrated in the West Indies
6.4.1797Boats raided Cape Roxo, taking and burning some privateers and destroying batteriesBWAS-1714
7.7.1798Took the Privateer in the West Indies
6.1799Boats took a small privateer at Rio de la HacheBWAS-1714
10.1799Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
12.1799Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1.1800Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1800Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £7543.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1800Sailed for EgyptBWAS-1714
1802Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
12.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
3.1804RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1804Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £7543.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1808Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
8.1808Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.1810Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1811At LisbonBWAS-1714
1813In the MedtierraneanBWAS-1714
3.1816Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1981 Document

ref:676 Web Site

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