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	HMS James Watt
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS James Watt
Ordered	25 April 1847 (as sailing ship); Reordered on 14 June 1849 (as steam and sail);
Builder	Pembroke Dock; Engines by Boulton & Watt;
Laid down	September 1850
Launched	23 April 1853
Completed	By 27 March 1854
Renamed	Ordered as HMS Audacious, renamed on 18 November 1847
Fate	Sold to Castle for breaking up at Charlton in January 1875
General characteristics as planned
Class and type	84-gun Cressy-class second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	2,537 80/94 bm
Length	198 ft 5 in (60.5 m) (overall); 162 ft 8 in (49.6 m) (keel);
Beam	55 ft (16.8 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 8.25 in (6.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	750
Armament	84 guns; Lower deck:; 6 × 8in guns; 24 × 32pdrs; Upper deck:; 2 × 8in guns; 30 × 32pdrs; Quarter deck/Forecastle:; 22 × 32pdrs (6 long, 16 short);
General characteristics as launched
Class and type	91-gun Agamemnon-class second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	3,074 45/94 bm
Length	230 ft (70.1 m) (overall); 194 ft 7.25 in (59.3 m) (keel);
Beam	55 ft 4 in (16.9 m)
Depth of hold	24 ft 6 in (7.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails; 4-cyl. horizontal single expansion; 52¼in diam., 3ft stroke; Single screw; 600 nhp; 1,548 ihp = 9.361kts;
Complement	860
Armament	As planned:; 80 guns:; Lower deck:; 36 × 8in (65cwt/9ft) guns; Upper deck:; 34 × 32pdrs (56cwt/9½ft); 2 × 8in(95cwt) guns; Quarter deck/Forecastle:; 2 × 8in (95cwt) guns; 8 × 10in (85cwt) guns; As completed; 91 guns:; Lower deck:; 36 × 8in (65cwt/9ft) guns; Upper deck:; 34 × 32pdrs (56cwt/9½ft); Quarter deck/Forecastle:; 20 × 32pdrs (45cwt/8½ft); 1 × 68pdr (95cwt/10ft);

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HMS James Watt was a 91-gun steam and sail-powered second rate ship of the line. She had originally been ordered as one of a two ship class, with her sister HMS Cressy, under the name HMS Audacious. She was renamed on 18 November 1847 in honour of James Watt, the purported inventor of the steam engine. (The steam engine was actually invented by Thomas Newcomen.) She was the only Royal Navy ship to bear this name. Both ships were reordered as screw propelled ships, James Watt in 1849, and Cressy in 1852. James Watt became one of the four-ship Agamemnon-class of ships of the line. They were initially planned as 80-gun ships, but the first two ships built to the design, HMS Agamemnon and James Watt, were rerated on 26 March 1851 to 91 guns ships, later followed by the remainder of the class.

The ship had an overall length of 265 feet 3 inches, length between perpendiculars of 230 feet, and beam of 55 feet 5 inches. Her displacement was 3083 tons and her screw was driven by a 600 hp engine.^[1] She was built at the Royal Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, launched on 23 April 1853 and commissioned at Plymouth in January 1854 by Captain George Elliot.

She served in the Baltic campaigns of 1854 and 1855, despite the poor performance of the ship, and the dissatisfaction of Vice-Admiral Charles Napier. Her machinery, taken second hand from the iron frigate HMS Vulcan, was found to be unsatisfactory.

In August 1855 she was present at Cronstadt, the Russian Baltic naval base; along with HMS Imperieuse, Centaur and Bulldog The fleet was involved in a minor long-range Crimean War engagement near the Tolbukhin lighthouse [ru] with the port's batteries and gun-boats on 16 August 1855.^[2]

By 1856 alterations to the machinery had cost £5,706, and from 1856 to 1857 she was commanded by Captain Talavera Anson. She was sold for breaking up to Castle, of Charlton in January 1875.^[3]

Notes

^ David James, Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway (Milford Haven: Peter Williams Associates, 2006 OCLC 153552570), p. 65.
^ "Cronstadt". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ David James, Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway p. 156.

References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.

External links

Media related to HMS James Watt (ship, 1853) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] David James, Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway (Milford Haven: Peter Williams Associates, 2006 OCLC 153552570), p. 65.

[2] "Cronstadt". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[3] David James, Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway p. 156.

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-'''HMS ''James Watt''''' was a 91-gun steam and sail-powered second rate [[ship of the line]]. She had originally been ordered as one of a two ship class, with her sister {{HMS|Cressy|1853|6}}, under the name HMS ''Audacious''. She was renamed on 18 November 1847 in honour of [[James Watt]], the inventor of the [[steam engine]]. She was the only [[Royal Navy]] ship to bear this name. Both ships were reordered as screw propelled ships, ''James Watt'' in 1849, and ''Cressy'' in 1852. ''James Watt'' became one of the four-ship [[Agamemnon class ship of the line|''Agamemnon''-class]] of ships of the line.  They were initially planned as 80-gun ships, but the first two ships built to the design, {{HMS|Agamemnon|1852|6}} and ''James Watt'', were rerated on 26 March 1851 to 91 guns ships, later followed by the remainder of the class.
+'''HMS ''James Watt''''' was a 91-gun steam and sail-powered second rate [[ship of the line]]. She had originally been ordered as one of a two ship class, with her sister {{HMS|Cressy|1853|6}}, under the name HMS ''Audacious''. She was renamed on 18 November 1847 in honour of [[James Watt]], the purported inventor of the [[steam engine]]. (The steam engine was actually invented by [[Thomas Newcomen]].) She was the only [[Royal Navy]] ship to bear this name. Both ships were reordered as screw propelled ships, ''James Watt'' in 1849, and ''Cressy'' in 1852. ''James Watt'' became one of the four-ship [[Agamemnon-class ship of the line|''Agamemnon''-class]] of ships of the line.  They were initially planned as 80-gun ships, but the first two ships built to the design, {{HMS|Agamemnon|1852|6}} and ''James Watt'', were rerated on 26 March 1851 to 91 guns ships, later followed by the remainder of the class.
-The ship had an overall length of 265 feet 3 inches, length between perpendiculars of 230 feet, and beam of 55 feet 5 inches. Her displacement was 3083 tons and her screw was driven by a 600&nbsp;hp engine.<ref>David James, ''Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway'' (Milford Haven: Peter Williams Associates, 2006 ISBN 9534321 X X), p. 65.</ref> She was built at the Royal Dockyard, [[Pembroke Dock]], launched on 23 April 1853 and commissioned at [[Plymouth]] in January 1854 by Captain [[George Elliot (1813–1901)|George Elliot]]. She served in the [[Crimean War#Baltic theatre|Baltic campaigns of 1854 and 1855]], despite the poor performance of the ship, and the dissatisfaction of Vice-Admiral [[Charles John Napier|Charles Napier]]. Her machinery, taken second hand from the iron frigate {{HMS|Vulcan|1849|6}}, was found to be unsatisfactory. By 1856 alterations to the machinery had cost £5,706. She was sold for breaking up to Castle, of [[Charlton, London|Charlton]] in January 1875.<ref>David James, ''Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway'' p. 156.</ref>
+The ship had an overall length of 265 feet 3 inches, length between perpendiculars of 230 feet, and beam of 55 feet 5 inches. Her displacement was 3083 tons and her screw was driven by a 600&nbsp;hp engine.<ref>David James, ''Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway'' (Milford Haven: Peter Williams Associates, 2006 {{OCLC|153552570}}), p. 65.</ref> She was built at the Royal Dockyard, [[Pembroke Dock]], launched on 23 April 1853 and commissioned at [[Plymouth]] in January 1854 by Captain [[George Elliot (1813–1901)|George Elliot]].
+She served in the [[Crimean War#Baltic theatre|Baltic campaigns of 1854 and 1855]], despite the poor performance of the ship, and the dissatisfaction of Vice-Admiral [[Charles John Napier|Charles Napier]]. Her machinery, taken second hand from the iron frigate {{HMS|Vulcan|1849|6}}, was found to be unsatisfactory.
+[[File:'The Snap' Gun-Boat of H.M.S. 'James Watt,' sent to intercept along-shore traffic ILN-1855-0721-0008.jpg|thumb|'The Snap' Gun-Boat of ''James Watt,'' sent to intercept along-shore traffic early 1855, in the Baltic]]
+In August 1855 she was present at [[Kronstadt|Cronstadt]], the Russian Baltic naval base; along with [[HMS Imperieuse (1852)|HMS ''Imperieuse'']], ''Centaur'' and ''Bulldog'' The fleet was involved in a minor long-range Crimean War engagement near the {{ill|Tolbukhin lighthouse|ru|Толбухин маяк}} with the port's batteries and gun-boats on 16 August 1855.<ref>{{cite web|title= Cronstadt|url= http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/113559.html|website= Royal Museums Greenwich|access-date= 13 April 2018}}</ref>
+By 1856 alterations to the machinery had cost £5,706, and from 1856 to 1857 she was commanded by [[Talavera Vernon Anson|Captain Talavera Anson]]. She was sold for breaking up to Castle, of [[Charlton, London|Charlton]] in January 1875.<ref>David James, ''Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway'' p. 156.</ref>
+[[File:The Queen's Birthday. Colours Flying and Manned at the Yards. James Watt RMG PY0957.jpg|thumb|480px|The Queen's Birthday in 1856. ''James Watt'' with colours Flying and Manned at the Yards]]
 ==Notes==
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 ==References==
-*{{Colledge}}
+* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
-*{{winfield}}
+* {{winfield}}
+== External links ==
+* {{Commons category-inline|HMS James Watt (ship, 1853)}}
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 [[Category:Victorian-era ships of the line of the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Crimean War naval ships of the United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:Pembroke-built ships]]
+[[Category:Ships built in Pembroke Dock]]
 [[Category:1853 ships]]