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Caledonia, 1808
Type: 1st rate ; Armament 120
Launched : 25 Jun 1808 ;
Disposal date or year : 1875
BM: 2712 tons
Complement : 891
Notes:
May 1805 Building
7 Mar 1809 with Admiral Lord Gambier who relieved Rear-admiral Stopford's in command of the blockade of Basque Roads.
17 Mar 1809 anchored in Basque roads.
11 Apr the use of fire ships, explosion-vessels, and Congreve rockets against the French fleet at Basque roads and the results thereof.
23 Apr 1809 with Admiral Gambier onboard, sailed for England.
29 Apr 1810 At Cadiz.
15 May 1810 is reported by the Leda to be at Cadiz
27-28 Sep 1810 at anchor in Basque roads, the ships' boats of the Caledonia, Valiant and Armide captured two brigs, and destroyed a third, whilst the marines prevented support reaching the beach.
Portsmouth 3 Feb 1811 Prepares to sail for Basque Roads.
Portsmouth 7 Feb 1811 Dropped down to St. Helen's.
Plymouth 15 Feb 1811 Arrived from Portsmouth and sailed for Basque Roads.
Falmouth 9 Jun 1811 Passed this port for the Mediterranean.
24 June 1811 Reported to be off Cape de Gat.
18 Jul 1811 off Toulon.
13 Aug 1811 Téméraire and Caledonia involved in manoeuvres with ships of the French fleet off Toulon.
18 Aug 1812 With the Fleet off Toulon.
18 Aug 1813 ships' boats of the Undaunted, Redwing, Kite, Caledonia, Hibernia, Barfleur, and Prince-of-Wales captured 3 gun-boats, and 24 merchant settees and tartans in the harbour of Cassis.
5 Nov 1813 arrived off Cape Sicie and was involved in a skirmish with a French squadron off Toulon.
12 Feb 1814 a part of the fleet off Toulon which chased a French squadron into that port.
Plymouth 16 Aug 1814 Came in from the Mediterranean.
Plymouth 2 Sep 1814 Has come in to Hamoaze, where she will be paid off in a few days.
Plymouth 1 May 1830 Commissioned as Flagship.
Plymouth 7 Aug 1830 Has been fitted for Channel service.
Plymouth 11 May 1831 In Hamoaze.
Portsmouth 8 Jun 1831 At Spithead.
Cork 24 Sep 1831 Arrived.
Plymouth 11 Feb 1832 Men from the ship assist a merchant vessel off shore.
Plymouth 24 May 1832 Sailed for Lisbon.
Cascaes Bay 11 Aug 1832 Remains.
Plymouth 28 Apr 1833 Arrived from Lisbon, and is to be paid off.
Plymouth 16 May 1833 Paid off and recommissioned the following day.
Jun 1833 is reported to have been fitted with Earle's fire-engine pump, which was trialled on board the Druid.
Plymouth 3 Jun 1833 was undocked.
Plymouth 8 Jun 1833 In Hamoaze.
Plymouth 28 Jun 1833 In Hamoaze.
Cork 12 Aug 1833 Arrived from Plymouth.
Malta 23 Nov 1833 Had sailed for Vourla Bay.
Vourla Bay 4 Dec 1833 Refitting.
Malta 18 Feb 1834 In harbour at Valletta.
Malta 5 Mar 1834 Sailed on a short cruise.
Malta 23 Mar 1834 In Valletta harbour.
Malta 29 Apr 1834 Remains.
Vourla 22 Jul 1834 Arrived from Mytelene, and has since sailed to Scalanova and Nauplia.
Bay of Sardinia 2 Oct 1834 Is reported to have grounded on a sand-bank, but was got off without sustaining any serious damage.
19 Dec 1834 Vourla Bay.
31 Jan 1835 is reported to be at Malta.
Malta 9 Feb 1835 sailed with a squadron for the Vourla, where it arrived circa 15 Feb..
1 Jul 1835 with the Mediterranean squadron, in the Levant, off Cape Sapienza.
Malta 16 Oct 1835 arrived from the Levant.
8 Dec 1835 at Malta (flag ship).
Malta 7 Mar 1836 in Valetta harbour preparing for the Spring/Summer cruise.
Malta 11 Jun 1836 is reported to have returned to Malta from a cruise on 16 May, and sailed on 25th to resume her station with the squadron in the Archipelago.
Corfu 21 Jun 1836 sailed for Patras.
Malta 6 Aug 1837 the Rapid, from Port Mahon, reports that the Caledonia was there when she sailed and was shortly due to sail for England.
Plymouth 16 Sep 1837 was paid off yesterday.
31 Oct 1840, Lieutenants Worsfeld, Tause, Houstoun ; Master David German, Second Masters Edward Moore, M. Burney, B. Fettook ; Purser Simon Little ; and Surgeon Samuel Ervin, appointed the Caledonia.
2 Nov 1840 commissioned at Plymouth.
2 Nov 1840 the workmen in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, are actively employed in finishing guns for the Caledonia ; 36 32-pounders are ready for shipping and the others are in a forward state.
5 Nov 1840 A detachment of Royal Marines embarked in the Salamander at Sheerness for a passage to Plymouth, for service in the Caledonia.
7 Nov 1840 Captain Henry Eden, Lieutenants William Worsfeld, Heater Tause, Wallace Houston, appointed to the Caledonia;
7 Nov 1840 Surgeon Samuel Irvine, M.D. ; Assistant Surgeons Alfred C. J . Tucker, John A. Corbet (acting), James C. Walsh (acting), appointed to the Caledonia ;
7 Nov 1840 Assistant Surgeon James Fisher (acting), Chaplain Andrew Watson, appointed to the Caledonia.
30 Jan 1841, Assistant Surgeon Dr. W. M’Dermott, of the Caledonia, appointed to the Iris ; Assistant Surgeon John F Veitch, appointed to the Caledonia.
19 Feb 1841 Assistant Surgeon Dr. Archibald Little ; and Mate E. Fuge, appointed to the Caledonia.
12 Mar 1841, Assistant-Surgeon W. T. Alexander ; and Mate F. Porteus, appointed to the Caledonia.
13 Apr 1841, Midshipmen T. G. Sanders, of the Caledonia, passed for lieutenant.
17 Apr 1841, Assistant surgeon H. Johnson, appointed to the Caledonia.
29 Apr 1841, Assistant-Surgeon T. F. Henry ; Mate Phillip Hudson, appointed to the Caledonia.
8 May 1841, Mate Thomas E. Sanders, appointed to the Caledonia.
11 May 1841, Mate Philip Hudson, Caledonia, passed for Lieutenant.
29 May 1841, Assistant-Surgeon J. Wilmott appointed to the Caledonia:
5 Jun 1841, Assistant Surgeons T. Wallice appointed to the Caledonia ;
12 Jun 1841, Mate H. J. Giles, appointed to the Caledonia ;
24 Jul 1841, Assistant-Surgeon Nicholas L. Dolling, appointed to the Caledonia.
31 Jul 1841, Volunteer 1st Class F. Egerton, appointed to the Caledonia ;
21 Aug 1841, Lieutenant J. M Boxer, appointed to the Caledonia ;
28 Aug 1841, Mate O. Cumberland, appointed to the Caledonia ;
18 Sep 1841, Mate F. D. Younge, appointed to the Caledonia
16 Oct 1841, Mate John Moore (1841), of the Caledonia, promoted to Lieutenant.
6 Nov 1841, Mate C. J. Hoffmeister, appointed to the Caledonia.
27 Nov 1841, Mate J. H. Wharton, appointed to the Caledonia.
11 Dec 1841, Commander W. Worsfold ; Mates J. A. L. Wharton, T. Smith ; Surgeon James Wilson (b) ; Volunteer 1st Class W. H. Corneck appointed to the Caledonia.
18 Dec 1841, Lieutenant G. E. Patey ; Acting (additional) Assistant-Surgeon F. Henderson ; Mates T. H. Smyth, E. J. Voules, R. W. Clark, and F. L. Tremlett, appointed to the Caledonia.
17 Dec 1841, Lieutenants (additional) James B. Kinsman, Charles Knighton, and Henry T. Smith, appointed to the Caledonia.
23 Dec 1841, Plymouth, in Commission In Harbour.
Feb 1842 C-in-C Plymouth : complement of a 3rd rate - circa 435 officers and men ; 60 boys ; 150 marines.
21 Oct 1847 Squadron Exercises see below.
10 July 1848. Captain T. R. Carter. Experimental Squadron, Portsmouth - see St Vincent for details.
20 Dec 48 Devonport
20 Apr 1851 Serving in the Mediterranean. Ordered home to be paid-off and to be replaced by the Indefatigable, 50, Capt. Smart - a reduction in the fleet in the Me