British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Woolwich' (1785)

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Woolwich

6676
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered5.3.1782BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1.1783BWAS-1714
Launched15.12.1785BWAS-1714
First Commissioned10.1790BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBursledon - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassAdventure Class (1782)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Edward HuntBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Dockyard Staff
Service 1757-1809
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas CalhounBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Wrecked11.9.1813BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 0"Imperial Feet42.672 
Length of Keel115' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet35.0584 
Breadth38' 6"Imperial Feet11.6015 
Depth in Hold16' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet4.8832 
Burthen906 80⁄94Imperial Feet0.0216 

Armament


15.12.1785Broadside Weight = 318 Imperial Pound ( 144.213 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

4.1793Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1799Broadside Weight = 99 Imperial Pound ( 44.8965 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1782300Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.10.1790 - 23.12.1790Commander
William NowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1814
Transfered ADM 6/24/75BWAS-171418.1.1793 - 1.1795Commander
John ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1795
: on board from 21.1.1793 ADM 6/24/195BWAS-17141.1795 - 18.12.1795Commander
William Charles FahieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1830
BWAS-17142.2.1796 - 4.11.1797Commander
Daniel DobreeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1802
BWAS-17149.7.1798 - 10.1799Commander
Michael HallidayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1810
BWAS-171420.8.1799 - 6.8.1801Commander
George JardineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1801
BWAS-17148.1801 - 1.1802Commander
Robert Bell CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1816
BWAS-17141.1802 - 29.4.1802Commander
Richard BridgesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1802
BWAS-17145.1802 - 3.1803Commander
Ulick JenningsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1803
BWAS-17143.1803 - 5.1803Commander
Thomas BurtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1816
BWAS-171410.1804 - 6.1805Commander
Thomas GarthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1814
BWAS-17146.1805 - 1809Commander
Thomas BeaufortBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1809
BWAS-17145.6.1805 - 23.5.1809Commander
Francis BeaufortBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1847
NBD18491809Master
Richard TurnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1838
BWAS-17142.1813 - 11.9.1813Commander
Thomas Ball SulivanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1836
BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
15.10.1790 - 18.1.1793First Lieutenant
Daniel NoakesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
ADM 6/24/77ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 30.1.1791Second Lieutenant
John HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1837
Transfered ADM 6/24/85ADM 6/2419.1.1793 - 29.10.1793First Lieutenant
Nathaniel StuartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1798
ADM 6/24/195ADM 6/2428.1.1793 - 5.11.1793Second Lieutenant
John ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
ADM 6/24/198ADM 6/2430.10.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant
John CookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1814
ADM 6/24/279ADM 6/246.11.1793 - 14.11.1793Second Lieutenant
Robert WinthropBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1807
Transfered ADM 6/24/281ADM 6/248.10.1798 - 24.2.1800Lieutenant
Edward Nathaniel GreenswordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1842
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1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
8.9.1810 - 1.18111st Class Volunteer
Frederick BedwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1823
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
21.12.1785Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1786Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1790Paid offBWAS-1714
18.1.1793Recommissioned as a store ship for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
18.1.1793Refitted as a 24 gun Unrated Storeship
10.1793Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
1.1794Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
2.1794At the capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
10.1797Returned to England and paid offBWAS-1714
8.1798RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1801Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1801Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
9.1802Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
3.1803Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
5.1803Placed in ordinaryBWAS-1714
10.1804RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1806Sailed to India to escort East Indies convoy homeBWAS-1714
1807Carried supplies to the River Plate expeditionBWAS-1714
11.9.1813Wrecked off BarbudaBWAS-1714

 
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