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Gibraltar, 1780-1836
Type: 2nd rate ; Armament 80
Launched : 1780 ;
BM: 2185 tons
Complement: 644
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.
Review of the part performed by each British ship engaged.
13 Jun, the fleet arrived back in home ports.
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 Gibraltar, Captain John Pakenham.
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.
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.
Mar 1797 The Gibraltar did not sail for England until five weeks after the accident ; but, when taken into dock at Plymouth, in March 1797, a large piece of rock was found sticking in her bottom.
3 May 1799 prepared for action on receipt of news that the French fleet had escaped from Brest and was heading towards Cadiz. The French were sighted the following day, but stood on for the Mediterranean.
10 May 1799 arrived with the fleet at Gibraltar, and having watered and victualled sailed for the Mediterranean.
20 May 1799 anchored in Port-Mahon : sailed on 22nd on a cruise.
8 Mar - 2 Sep 1801 Expedition to Egypt.
Fitted for carronades.
8 Feb 1801 sailed from off Cadiz to Gibraltar and Port-Mahon in pursuit of a French squadron which has passed through into the Mediterranean with a view to landing troops in Egypt. 25 Feb the French squadron was sighted off the island of Toro, and again in the early days of Jun., but was subsequently lost, having returned to Toulon.
13-14 Sep 1801 men from the ship's company involved in operations ashore at Porto-Ferrajo.
8 Jul 1803 with the blockading fleet off Toulon.
Circa Aug 1804 had departed the British fleet off Toulon.
Doubled and sheathed &c.from top of the side down to six strakes under the wale and strengthened with diagonal braces
1805 Portsmouth, fitting in Ordinary
26 Aug 1806, at daybreak, latitude of Belleisle, on her way to Lorient, the Vetéran fell in with, and was chased by, a British squadron composed of the 80-gun ship Gibraltar, Captain Willoughby Thomas Lake, and the 18-pounder 36-gun frigates Penelope and Tribune, Captain William Robert Broughton and Thomas Baker.
Torbay 29 Dec 1806 Remains.
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.
Torbay 6 Jan 1810 Sailed for off the Isle of Bas.
Plymouth 23 Mar 1811 Came in from off the Basque Roads, to refit and victual.
Plymouth 30 Mar 1811 Went into Barnpool to refit.
Plymouth Dock 27 Nov 1811 Arrived from off Rochfort.
Plymouth 27 Nov 1811 Arrived from off Basque Roads.
Plymouth 25 Dec 1811 Went up the harbour to be docked.
1830 Quarantine service, Milford