British Third Rate ship of the line 'Sans Pareil' (1794)

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Sans Pareil	6427
Nominal Guns	80	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Sans Pareil' (1793) (84) 1793-1794 French 84 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	1.6.1794	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Tonnant Class (1787)	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	10.1842	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck193' 0"Imperial Feet58.8264
Length of Keel158' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet48.1648
Breadth51' 6"Imperial Feet15.6972
Depth in Hold23' 4"Imperial Feet7.0443
Burthen2,242 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1795Broadside Weight = 960 Imperial Pound ( 435.36 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder (Gover)
Quarterdeck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1795738EstablishmentBWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1795 - 1.6.1795CaptainBWAS-17931.6.1795 - 1798CaptainBWAS-17931.1799 - 8.1799CaptainBWAS-17938.1799 - 10.1801CaptainBWAS-179323.10.1801 - 4.4.1802Captain: on board from 26.10.1801 Transfered ADM 196/5/1BWAS-17938.1802 - 9.1802CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1795 - 1798Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17938.1799 - 9.1801Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-179316.9.1801 - 1802Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1795 - 23.6.1795Second Lieutenant†BG10.6.1795 - 29.1.1800Lieutenantref:6169.10.1795 - 28.4.1800LieutenantNBD18491799 - 16.8.1799Acting LieutenantNBD184913.7.1801 - 1803LieutenantNBD1849

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1795CarpenterADM 171/81798Surgeonref:82328.11.1801 - 10.12.1801MasterADM 29-11803 - bef.18.4.1803Third Surgeons' Materef:19811805PurserNL1805

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
16.3.1795 - 28.3.1795MidshipmanNAO16.3.1795 - 1798MidshipmanNBD18496.1795MidshipmanADM 171/86.1798 - 1801MidshipmanNBD184922.12.1800 - 19.1.1801MidshipmanNAO1801 - 1802MidshipmanNBD18491801 - 1.1802MidshipmanNBD184910.4.1802 - 5.1803MidshipmanNBD1849

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/818.12.1800 - 21.12.1800Able SeamanNAO1.12.1813 - 31.1.1814ShipkeeperADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
20.6.1794Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
20.8.1794RegisteredBWAS-1793
12.4.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £19051.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
10.1796Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1796Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11062.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1798Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1798Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £18578.0.0dBWAS-1714
28.1.1799

Sailed from Portsmouth

TNC
19.4.1799

Arrived at Plymouth

TNC
20.4.1799

Sailed from Plymouth for Portsmouth

TNC
2.7.1799Attack on Aix Roads
20.11.1799Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
28.3.1800Took the Schooner in the West Indies
28.3.1800Took the Schooner in the West Indies
9.1802Paid off and laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1807Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison Ship
1807fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.1810Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1810Refitted as a Other Vessels Sheer Hulk
10.1810Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7484.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1842Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1805The Admiralty, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:1981 Document

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

ref:823John D. Byrn, Digital Book

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