British Third Rate ship of the line 'Vindictive' (1813)

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Vindictive
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.1.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.11.1813	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1841	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Nicholas DiddamsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Foundered	7.1871	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 2"Imperial Feet53.6455
Length of Keel145' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet44.2024
Breadth47' 8 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878
Draught Aft17' 8"Imperial Feet5.2106
Burthen1,757 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.11.1813Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
30.9.1841 - 1845CaptainW025

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1844 - 7.6.1848Vice-Admiral: on board from 23.1.1845 ADM 196/3/2BWAS-1793

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1.1845 - 14.8.1845LieutenantNBD18497.1.1845 - 21.3.1848LieutenantNBD184920.1.1845 - 1848LieutenantNBD184925.1.1845 - 1845Flag LieutenantBWAS-17935.3.1845 - 27.2.1846LieutenantNBD18498.5.1846 - 1846LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1808Began building at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
23.11.1813Completed building at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £56241.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.11.1813Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1813Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1828Began cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1832Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
1.1833Completed cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £32534.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1841Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
15.1.1842Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £19091.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1848Laid up in Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
2.1861Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
2.1861Began fitting at Cowes - Isle of Wight BWAS-1793
1.1862Completed fitting at Cowes - Isle of Wight at a cost of £12391.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1871Foundered at Fernando PoBWAS-1793
24.11.1871Wreck soldBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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