Culloden, 1783
Type: 3rd rate ; Armament 74
Disposal date or year : 1813
BM: 1683 tons
Complement: 594
Notes:

2 May - 1 Jun 1794 Departure of the Channel Fleet from St. Helen's, and the lead up to actions and manoeuvres with the French fleet. 29 May - 1 Jun., what was to be known as the Battle of the Glorious 1st June commences, resulting in the capture of six sail of the line and one sunk. 1 Jun, Saved men from the Vengeur. Review of the part performed by each British ship engaged. 13 Jun, the fleet arrived back in home ports.

3-10 Dec 1794 Mutiny onboard, resulting in 5 men being hanged on 13 Jan 1795.

14 Feb 1795 the Channel fleet sailed from Torbay for a brief cruise and to see various convoys safe out of the Channel.

14 Jun 1795 the British fleet, then off Minorca, joined by a squadron from Gibraltar and England, including the Culloden, Captain Thomas Troubridge.

8 Jul 1795, the fleet, at anchor at in San-Fiorenzo bay, once aware that the French fleet was close by, gave chase. It was sighted on the 13th and later the order was given for the general chase, but apart from the loss of a 74 by the French the result was inconclusive and resulted in not a little criticism, the consequence perhaps being Admiral Hotham's resignation on 1 Nov 1795.

6 Aug 1795, Admiral Hotham put to sea on a cruise, sighting the French fleet in Toulon road.

27 Dec 1795 Captain Troubridge's squadron, including the Culloden, when off Cape Matapan, chased the Badine, a part of M. Ganteaume's squadron. The Badine anchored close off the town; and on the next day the Lowestoffe anchored alongside of her. On the 31st of December Commodore Troubridge, with the remainder of his squadron, anchored in the harbour of Milo, and subsequently steered for Smyrna.

10 Dec 1796 At Gibraltar. The Gibraltar, Captain John Pakenham, and the Culloden 74, Captain Thomas Troubridge, were driven from their moorings and narrowly escape destruction, unlike the Courageux, lost on the same night.

21 Dec 1796 the Tagus. The Mediterranean fleet arrived.

Circa 20 Jan 1797 Sailed from the Tagus with a Portuguese convoy and was subsequently, 6 Feb., joined off Cape St.-Vincent by a squadron detached from the Channel fleet.

12 Feb 1797 Colossus in collision with the Culloden.

14 Feb 1797 Jervis's action with the Spanish off Cape St Vincent.

31 Mar 1797 sailed from Lisbon to blockade Cadiz.

29 May 1797 Attack on Santa-Cruz, Teneriffe.

24 May 1798 departed from off Cadiz with a squadron of 10 ships of the line to join Nelson's squadron in the Mediterranean, arriving on 7 Jun.

7 Jun 1798 the search for the French fleet.

1 Aug 1798 the preparation for the Battle of the Nile.

1 Aug 1798 Battle of the Nile.

1-3 Aug 1798 Mutine assisted the Culloden off the reef on which she had grounded when entering Aboukir Bay prior to the Battle of the Nile.

19 Aug 1798 R.-adm Nelson, in the Vanguard, accompanied by the Culloden and Alexander, leave Aboukir Bay for Naples.

Sep-Oct 1798 Nelson detached Alexander, Culloden and Colossus from Naples to join the combined squadron of Portuguese and British ships under the Marquess de Niza in the blockade of Malta which commenced circa 12 Oct.

28 Nov 1798 Vanguard, Culloden, Minotaur, Terpsichore, and hired cutter Flora capture the Genoese corvettes Le Tigre and L'Eguaglianza, near Leghorn. Prize money paid 17 Jun 1802.

2 Feb 1799 arrived off Alexandria.

7 Mar 1799 sailed to join Nelson off Palermo.

18 Mar 1799 arrived at Palermo from off Alexandria. 31st detached to blockade the port of Naples.

17 May 1799 joined Nelson at Palermo.

13 Jun-mid Aug 1799 sailed from off Palermo for a cruise, arriving Naples 24th, where crews were involved in operations ashore.

29 Jul 1800, Plymouth, arrived from the Straits.

11 Sep 1800, Plymouth, in dock having leaks stopped.

21 Oct 1800, Plymouth, still in dock refitting.

24 Jul - 2 Sep 1803 chase of and escape of the Duguay-Trouin, 74 and the 40-gun frigate Guerriθre.

May 1805 East Indies

27 Nov 1806 a part of a squadron under R.-adm. Pellew which arrived off the road of Batavia and destroyed the Dutch frigate Phoenix and other vessels lying there.

23 Sep 1806 captured the French privateer Emilieu on the East Indies station.

20 Nov-11 Dec 1807 A part of a squadron under R.-adm Sir E. Pellew which entered Gressie, Dutch EI, to destroy vessels and stores.

10 Jun 1808 captured the French privateer Union on the East Indies station.

8 - 17 March 1809 extract from the log during convoy duties in the Indian Ocean, when overtaken by a hurricane.