British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Diomede' (1798)

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Diomede
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.12.1790	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.1792	BWAS-1714
Named	29.12.1797	BWAS-1714
Launched	17.1.1798	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1798	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Diomede Class (1791)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas PollardBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1799	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	8.1815	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 1 ½"Imperial Feet46.0375
Length of Keel124' 7 ⅞"Imperial Feet37.8174
Breadth41' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet12.5159
Depth in Hold17' 8"Imperial Feet5.2106
Burthen1,107 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.1.1798Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.7.1791350Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1798 - 12.1802CaptainBWAS-179312.1802 - 1.1804CaptainBWAS-17931.1804 - 4.1806CaptainBWAS-17934.1806 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17931807 - 6.1807CaptainBWAS-17938.1807 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17931808CaptainBWAS-17931809CaptainBWAS-179310.1812 - 1813CaptainBWAS-17931814 - 1.10.1814CaptainBWAS-17931.10.1814 - 4.1815CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.1803 - 6.1805Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.4.1798 - LieutenantNBD18491801Lieutenantref:9971801Lieutenantref:9971801 - 1802Lieutenantref:99714.1.1801 - 18.11.1801Acting LieutenantNBD184919.11.1801 - 2.6.1802LieutenantNBD184923.7.1802 - 15.4.1803Acting LieutenantNBD184915.4.1803 - 1804LieutenantNBD18492.4.1808 - 11.5.1809LieutenantNBD184931.12.1808 - 15.4.1812LieutenantNBD18492.1813 - 10.1814LieutenantNBD184911.1813 - 8.1814Acting LieutenantNBD184916.4.1814 - 1.1815LieutenantNBD1849

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1801Masterref:9971801 - 1802Surgeonref:9971801 - 1802Purserref:99729.5.1805 - 8.2.1806Carpenter DischargedADM 29/81.3.1809 - 12.7.1809MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1792Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
17.1.1798Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £43804.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1798Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
6.12.1798Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1804In the Channel Islands and North SeaBWAS-1793
4.1806At the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1807Sailed to the River PlateBWAS-1793
6.1807Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1807RecommissionedBWAS-1793
9.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1807Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1808At GuernseyBWAS-1793
22.4.1809Sailed with a convoy for St Helena and then the East IndiesBWAS-1793
6.1812Began fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1812Completed fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1812Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Troop Ship
1813Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
14.12.1814Battle of Lake Borgne
4.1815Returned to England and paid offBWAS-1793
7.7.1815Ordered converted to a provisions depot, but found to be rottenBWAS-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-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:997H. H. Smith, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AM on Tuesday 27th of February 2024 10:48

In about 1806, George Hatfield, of Nantucket, was impressed out of the "Herald', Coffin, off St. Helena, into the "Diomede". He served for a couple of years, then somehow escaped and ended up in Breda Prison in 1809.
Source: War of 1812 Manuscripts, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. (online)

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