British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Hindostan' (1795)

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Hindostan
Nominal Guns	56	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant east indiaman 'Hindostan' (1789) (26) 1789-1795 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased	9.3.1795	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	4.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 1763-1795	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt	2.4.1804	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck160' 3"Imperial Feet48.7693
Length of Keel132' 0 ½"Imperial Feet40.2463
Breadth42' 2"Imperial Feet12.827
Depth in Hold17' 1"Imperial Feet5.1852
Burthen1,248 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1795Broadside Weight = 686 Imperial Pound ( 311.101 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pound Carronade

5.1801Broadside Weight = 434 Imperial Pound ( 196.819 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.5.1801140 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1795 - 11.1795CaptainBWAS-179311.1795 - 10.1796CaptainBWAS-179310.1796 - 8.1797CaptainBWAS-179312.1797 - 1800CaptainBWAS-17935.1801 - 12.1801CommanderBWAS-179312.1801 - 1803LieutenantBWAS-17931804 - 2.4.1804CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 1802Lieutenantref:997

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1798 - 20.11.1799MasterADM 29-11800 - bef.4.9.1800Surgeonref:19811801 - 1802Surgeonref:9971801 - 1802Masterref:9971801 - 15.3.1802Purser†ref:997

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1805 - 1807MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1803 - 28.2.1804SupernumeraryADM 29/8

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1800 - 3.1801VolunteerNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 15.3.1802First Lieutenant of Marinesref:997

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1795Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
4.1795Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
15.5.1795Completed fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £11062.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.2.1796Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
6.1797Began fitting as a Guardship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1797Paid offBWAS-1793
12.1797Commissioned as a 28-gun storeship for CorkBWAS-1793
12.1797Refitted as a 28 gun Fifth Rate Storeship
6.1798Completed fitting as a Guardship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3555.0.0dBWAS-1793
18.1.1800Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
11.1800Began refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1.1801Completed refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £10292.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1801Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
3.5.1801Refitted as a 28 gun Fifth Rate Storeship
12.2.1804Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.4.1804Burnt by accident in Rosas BayBWAS-1793

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1801-1802	British Ships on the Cape of Good Hope Station, 1801	Sir Roger Curtis (Baronet )British Naval Sailor Service 1762-1810

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1981 Document

ref:997H. H. Smith, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 4th of January 2024 09:43

Circa 24 Feb 1802 Lieutenant Comyn, of the Hindostan, is appointed to the Lancaster. Mr. Willmott, of the Lancaster, is made a Lieutenant into the Hindostan. At the Cape of Good Hope

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