British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Broederschap' (1799)

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Broederschap
Nominal Guns	56	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Broederschap' (1769) (56) 1769-1799 Dutch 56 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1795 Renamed "Broederschap"
Captured	28.8.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	10.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck140' 1"Imperial Feet42.6726
Length of Keel114' 11"Imperial Feet34.749
Breadth41' 8 ½"Imperial Feet12.5095
Depth in Hold8' 8 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Burthen1,063 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1803Broadside Weight = 152 Imperial Pound ( 68.932 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck8 British 32-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 10" Mortar

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1803 - 7.1804CommanderBWAS-17937.1804 - 1805CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
28.4.1800Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
24.5.1800Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.1803Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Floating Battery
10.1803fitting as a Floating Battery at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.1805Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 23' (1797) (12) 1797-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Furious"

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