Name | Poictiers (1809) | Explanation | |
Type | Third rate | ||
Launched | 6 December 1809 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 1765 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 74 | ||
Fate | 1857 | ||
Class | Armada | ||
Ships book | |||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
1 July 1838 - 23 August 1841 | Commanded by Captain John Clavell, Captain-Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard | ||
25 August 1841 - 20 September 1846 | Commanded by Captain William Henry Shirreff, Captain-superintendent of Chatham Dockyard | ||
20 September 1846 - 26 April 1849 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Bourchier, Chatham, and Captain-Superintendent of Chatham dockyard (until he died) | ||
5 May 1849 - 30 August 1850 | Commanded by Captain Peter Richards, guard ship of Ordinary, Chatham | ||
22 November 1853 - 1 May 1854 | Commanded by Captain Peter Richards, guard ship of Ordinary, Chatham |