British Third Rate ship of the line 'Royal Oak' (1809)

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Royal Oak
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.3.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Fame Class (1800)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	17.10.1850	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 2"Imperial Feet53.3407
Length of Keel144' 0 ½"Imperial Feet43.9039
Breadth47' 11"Imperial Feet14.3292
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Draught Forward12' 11"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Aft17' 11"Imperial Feet5.1852
Burthen1,759 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.3.1809Broadside Weight = 1174 Imperial Pound ( 532.409 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
31.1.1800640Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1809 - 8.1811CaptainBWAS-17938.1811 - 1.1812CaptainBWAS-17931.1812 - 1813CaptainBWAS-17931813 - 10.1814CaptainBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 1815CaptainBWAS-17931815CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1812 - 1814Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.6.1814 - 30.6.1814LieutenantNBD184919.1814 - 13.6.1815Acting LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1813 - 5.9.1814Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1813 - 9.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
12.3.1812 - 5.1813MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1806Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
4.3.1809Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £62273.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.3.1809fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.3.1809Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
3.5.1809Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
1812In North AmericaBWAS-1793
1816In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
9.1825Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1825Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1834Hulked at BurmudaBWAS-1793
17.10.1850Broken up at BurmudaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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