British Second Rate ship of the line 'Waterloo' (1818)

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Waterloo ➡ 1824 Bellerophone
Nominal Guns	80	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.8.1809	B181
Keel Laid Down	11.1813	B181
Launched	16.10.1818	B181
First Commissioned	4.1836	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B181
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	B181
Constructor	Nicholas DiddamsBritish Ship Builder	B181
Category	Second Rate	B181
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B181
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B181
Sold for Break Up	12.1.1892	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck192' 0"Imperial Feet58.5216
Length of Keel159' 7 ⅜"Imperial Feet48.4727
Breadth49' 2 ½"Imperial Feet14.9479
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Aft16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Burthen2,056Tons BM

Armament

1818Broadside Weight = 996 Imperial Pound ( 451.686 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

1839Broadside Weight = 1305 Imperial Pound ( 591.8175 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck4 British 8 (ML 8)
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Upper Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1818650Design complementB181

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1836 - 19.2.1838CaptainNBD184914.4.1838 - 6.1841CaptainW02523.9.1847 - 1847CaptainW0257.11.1850 - 1850CaptainW0259.12.1853 - 28.2.1859CaptainW025

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1836 - 1838Rear-AdmiralBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1847 - 1851CommanderW025

Service History

DateEventSource
28.10.1818Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £72217.0.0dB181
5.10.1824Renamed BellerophoneB181
3.1833making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £8196.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1836Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1836Fitted for seaB181
7.1836Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10487.0.0dBWAS-1793
1838Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
3.11.1840Bombardment of Acre
6.1841Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1793
5.1843Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1843Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £15568.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1847Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1847Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11950.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.6.1854Bombardment of Sevastopol
10.1855Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1856Receiving ship at PortsmouthB181
10.1856Refitted as a Other Vessels Receiving Ship
10.1856Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
29.8.1892Sold to J. Read, Jnr at Portsmouth to be broken upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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