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

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Madras			644
Nominal Guns	56
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	4.7.1795
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey
Constructor	John WellsBritish Ship Builder Service 1748-1794
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	27.4.1807

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 1 ½"Imperial Feet53.3527
Length of Keel144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Breadth43' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet13.1255
Depth in Hold17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Draught Forward11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen1,425 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1795Broadside Weight = 700 Imperial Pound ( 317.45 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1795 - 14.1.1801CaptainBWAS-179315.1.1801 - 14.7.1801Captain†BWAS-179327.9.1801 - 13.3.1803CommanderNBD18496.8.1803 - 31.7.1807CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.4.1804 - 1805LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 1800MidshipmanNBD184917.1.1805 - 31.7.1807MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.7.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.11.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6386.0.0dBWAS-1793
25.2.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1798In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
9.1798Began refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1798Completed refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9684.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1799Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
2.1800At CantonBWAS-1793
6.1801Sailed for the Mediterranean, armed en-fluteBWAS-1793
9.1803Guardship at MaltaBWAS-1793
1807Paid off after magazine explosion and laid up at ValettaBWAS-1793
27.4.1807Ordered to be soldBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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