British Third Rate ship of the line 'Indus' (1812)

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Indus ➡ 1818 Bellona
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.7.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1809	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.12.1812	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	2.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Last known	27.6.1868	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 3 ½"Imperial Feet53.6575
Length of Keel145' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet44.2024
Breadth47' 8"Imperial Feet14.3546
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft17' 8"Imperial Feet5.2106
Burthen1,756Tons BM

Armament

19.12.1812Broadside 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

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1813 - 8.1814CaptainBWAS-17938.1859 - 1860CaptainW025

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.2.1813 - 16.4.1814LieutenantNBD18495.2.1813 - 9.1814LieutenantBWAS-171411.5.1841 - 3.11.1841LieutenantNBD184917.9.1841 - 1844LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1813 - 9.1814MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1813 - 5.18131st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1809Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
19.12.1812Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £57430.0.0dBWAS-1793
29.12.1812Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.1813Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
30.3.1813Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £36246.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1814Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
3.11.1818Renamed BellonaBWAS-1793
1819Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1820Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £32731.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1841Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1842Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4957.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.4.1868Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1793
27.6.1868Break up completed at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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