HMS Russell (1764)

HMS Russell was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 November 1764 at Deptford.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Russell.

Russell
History
UK
Name: HMS Russell
Ordered: 8 January 1761
Builder: West, Deptford
Launched: 10 November 1764
Honours and
awards:		 Participated in:
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1811
Notes: Harbour service from 1812
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Ramillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1642 bm
Length: 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)
Depth of hold: 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

Career

In 1782, she was commanded by Captain James Saumarez at the Battle of the Saintes. In 1794 she was part of Admiral Howe's fleet at the Glorious First of June, and in the following year Russell fought in the Battle of Groix. She also fought at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797.

In 1797 she was commanded by Admiral ( then Captain ) Henry Trollope who led her at the Battle of Camperdown.

On 24 February 1801, Lloyd's List reported that Russell had towed "Duckingfield Hall", Pedder, master, into Torbay. She had been sailing from Antigua to London when of the Scilly Islands another vessel had run foul of her. Duckenfield Hall had lost her foremast, and her fore, main, and mizzen topmasts; the vessel that ran into her was believed to have foundered.[2]

In March, Russell was under the command of William Cuming, part of the Baltic fleet sent to break up the League of Armed Neutrality, and was at the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April.[3] Despite going aground early on in the battle,[4] Russell was able to engage the Danish ship Prøvesteenen, and when she surrendered, send boats to take possession of her.[5]

Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 10 June 1803 that Russell had burnt a 14-gun French navy brig coming from San Domingo.[6]

On 16 October 1803 she was three days out of Rio and in company with the fourth rate HMS Grampus. They were escorting the East Indiamen Northampton, Lord Melville, Earl Spencer , Princess Mary, Anna, Ann, Glory, and Essex, all bound to Bengal.[7] Also, Grampus carried £100,000 for the British East India Company.

On 12 February 1808 Russell arrived off the Danish possession of Tranquebar where she landed troops of the 14th Regiment of Foot and the Honourable East India Company's artillery. Tranquebar capitulated without resistance.[8][Note 1]

Fate

She was sold out of the service in 1811.[1]

Notes

Notes

  1. In February 1824 prize money was paid to the troops, artillerymen, and the crews of Russell and Monmouth, which had appeared on the scene. A first-class share for Russell was worth £254 18s 9d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 19s 11d.[9]

Citations

  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p177.
  2. Lloyd's List №4128.
  3. Clowes (Vol.IV) pp. 246-248
  4. Clowes (Vol.IV) p. 433
  5. Hore p. 63
  6. LL 10 June 1803, №4357.
  7. Lloyd's List, no. 44463, - accessed 5 December 2014.
  8. Naval Chronicle, Vol. 20, p.145.
  9. "No. 18003". The London Gazette. 21 February 1824. p. 294.

References
  • Clowes, William Laird (1997) [1900]. The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume IV. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-013-2.
  • Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848327795.
  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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