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138:, serving until his death in February 1771. For the first decade, he shared the appointment with William Bately, formerly the Deputy Surveyor of the Navy, until the latter's retirement in June 1765. On Bately's retirement, John Williams was appointed to share the post. Nevertheless, Slade was clearly the senior surveyor throughout his tenure.
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Henry Adams, Buckler's Hard; Henry Bird, Rotherhithe; Gorill & Pownall, Liverpool; Thomas Seward, Rochester; Woolwich
Dockyard; Chatham Dockyard; Deptford Dockyard; Thomas Stanton & Co, Rotherhithe; Robert Inwood, Rotherhithe; Pleasant Fenn, East Cowes; Portsmouth Dockyard; Moody Janvrin,
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Like many who rose to the pinnacle of the design of
British sailing warships, Thomas Slade began as a shipwright in the Royal Dockyards. His uncle Benjamin Slade was Master Shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard (a master shipwright was responsible for all ship construction and repair at the dockyard in
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The ships which designed...were admirably suited to
Britain's strategic requirements...By common consent, Slade was the greatest British naval architect of the century...it was generally agreed (even by themselves) that his successors, though competent designers, never matched his
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Thomas
Stanton & Company, Rotherhithe; Deptford Dockyard; John Barnard & John Turner, Harwich; Thomas West, Deptford; Sheerness Dockyard; Chatham Dockyard; Hugh Blaydes, Hull; Hugh Blaydes & Thomas Hodgson, Hull
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ever built. On 13 December 1758, the Board of
Admiralty in London placed an order for the construction of 12 new ships of the line, including one of 100 guns. The following year the Admiralty chose the name
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Chatham
Dockyard; Deptford Dockyard; John Barnard, Harwich; Thomas West, Deptford; John and William Wells, Deptford; Henry Bird and Roger Fisher, Milford Haven; Plymouth Dockyard
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Deptford
Dockyard; Wells & Company, Deptford; Chatham Dockyard; Woolwich Dockyard; Thomas West, Deptford; Henry Bird, Northam, Southampton; Portsmouth Dockyard
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for this vessel, despite the previous holders of the name having been largely unsuccessful. In 1758, Nelson was born, who would die on her decks at
Trafalgar.
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He was the son of Arthur Slade (1682–1746) and his wife Hannah Moore. His paternal uncle was
Benjamin Slade, Master Shipwright at Deptford Dockyard.
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886:. His will was proven on 19 March 1771 (Prob. 11/965). His wife Hannah and her parents were buried next to the west boundary of the churchyard.
328:) had been captured by the French earlier and fought on the French side. Slade's designs represented 24% of Nelson's ships and 29% of his guns.
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During this tenure, Slade was responsible for several major design changes. He produced a 'generic design' that was used as a template for the
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Robert Inwood, Rotherhithe; Deptford
Dockyard; John Quallet, Rotherhithe; John Barnard & John Turner, Harwich; Robert Batson, Limehouse
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173:, were an evolution of current British ships, built to compete with the new French '74's, some of which had been captured during the
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ordered no further 60-gun ships but instead commissioned more 64s. Because these incorporated alterations learned from trials with
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This table lists ships that were built to designs drawn up by Thomas Slade. Some of them were not ordered until after his death.
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John Greaves, Limehouse; John Randall's yard, Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe (both completed at Deptford Dockyard)
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934:(later Sir John) also became Chief Surveyor to the Navy in 1784 and was the grandfather of Darwin's mentor
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211:, subsequent ships were bigger, she was the only ship of her draught (class). The first of these was
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93:. On 22 November 1750 he replaced his uncle, who had died that year, as Master Shipwright at
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in 1747. At least forty-six '74's were built to his designs; the last was launched in 1789.
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First single-deck frigates. Designed with sweep ports (for rowing) along the lower deck.
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in Halifax Harbour, 1795. Watercolour by George Gustavus Lennock, a lieutenant aboard
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was his most famous single vessel. Once commissioned, she became the most successful
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Out of the 33 ships which were available to Nelson at Trafalgar, eight (
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Sir Thomas Slade died on 23 February 1771 in Bath, and is buried in
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in Portsmouth Harbour with a coal ship alongside, 1828. Etching by
1040:. Penguin Books in association with the National Maritime Museum.
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166:'s 74-gun ships and frigates. His '74' designs, starting with the
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The Billy Ruffian: The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon
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The Command of the Ocean: a naval history of Britain, 1649-1815
316:) were built to Thomas Slade's designs. Two more of his ships (
203:, which was the first true 64-gun ship. As a result, the
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Slade also designed smaller vessels, such as the 10-gun
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He was appointed Surveyor of the Navy in August 1755 by
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Bursledon; Richard Chitty, Milford; Sheerness Dockyard
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Chatham Dockyard, Deptford Dockyard, Plymouth Dockyard
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Chatham Dockyard, Woolwich Dockyard, Deptford Dockyard
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First class of 74-gun ships built for the Royal Navy.
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on the central Queensland coast was named after him.
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on 17 June 1752 and subsequently on 15 March 1753 to
89:In 1744 Thomas became Deputy Master Shipwright at
1153:British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793 to 1817
1139:British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792
1109:Darwin’s Mentor: John Stevens Henslow, 1796-1861
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396:Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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1141:(2007) - Rif Winfield, Seaforth Publishing.
961:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
690:First 64-gun ship built for the Royal Navy.
1135:(2001) - Angus Konstam , Osprey Publishing.
1155:(2005) - Rif Winfield, Chatham Publishing.
1129:(2003) - David Cordingly, Bloomsbury, USA.
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126:is on her starboard side in the foreground
105:, where he remained until 5 August 1755.
30:For other people named Thomas Slade, see
958:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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793:Based on the prototype 28-gun frigate
483:Chatham Dockyard, Portsmouth Dockyard
574:Deptford Dockyard, Woolwich Dockyard
113:Battle of Quiberon Bay: the Day After
27:British naval architect (1703/4–1771)
7:
1034:N. A. M. Rodger (7 September 2006).
955:Lavery, Brian. "Slade, Sir Thomas".
425:Chatham Dockyard, Woolwich Dockyard
141:He was knighted on 27 January 1768.
1133:British Napoleonic Ship-Of-The-Line
25:
1112:S. M. Walters and E. A. Stow CUP
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32:Thomas Slade (disambiguation)
1087:. Basic Books. p. 376.
1002:Staffordshire Records Office
975:UK public library membership
115:(Richard Wright, 1760). The
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175:War of Austrian Succession
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1085:Nelson A Personal History
989:"Benjamin Slade (D.1750)"
257:based on his own drawing.
1161:(1985) - Brian Lavery.
1159:The 74-gun ship Bellona
880:St Clement's churchyard
831:Largely modeled on the
218:, which ushered in the
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1081:Hibbert, Christopher
1014:"Knights of England"
930:His 1745 apprentice
687:Portsmouth Dockyard
255:Edward William Cooke
134:, First Lord of the
43:A portrait of Slade
1070:Lavery, p. 177
911: /
882:, Grimwade Street,
755:Developed from the
577:Developed from the
67:Battle of Trafalgar
65:'s flagship at the
915:21.067°S 149.233°E
865:Woolwich Dockyard
545:Plymouth Dockyard
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86:which he served).
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758:Southampton
697:Southampton
672:Third rate
634:Third rate
604:Third rate
560:Third rate
531:Third rate
410:Second rate
294:Bellerophon
63:Lord Nelson
1178:Categories
1120:References
977:required.)
833:Lowestoffe
824:1757–1787
821:1756–1783
769:Lowestoffe
762:frigates.
748:1758–1769
745:1757–1763
717:1757–1759
646:1762–1778
643:1760–1762
616:1760–1770
613:1757–1758
571:1759–1760
512:1757–1759
509:1755–1756
499:Third rate
480:1768–1777
451:1766–1790
422:1759–1761
377:First rate
354:Laid down
266:first-rate
205:Royal Navy
164:Royal Navy
123:Resolution
73:Early life
52:Royal Navy
1019:22 August
843:Sherborne
841:HMS
665:HMS
628:Ramillies
586:HMS
524:HMS
369:HMS
360:Shipyard
319:Swiftsure
302:Thunderer
290:Agamemnon
239:Sherborne
136:Admiralty
69:in 1805.
1083:(1994).
906:149°14′E
812:Frigate
806:Coventry
775:Frigate
736:Frigate
554:Hercules
463:Barfleur
403:Sandwich
298:Defiance
95:Plymouth
54:warship
903:21°04′S
884:Ipswich
704:Frigate
655:Bellona
598:Bellona
371:Victory
332:Designs
325:Berwick
306:Defence
286:Victory
274:Victory
262:Victory
251:Victory
158:genius.
119:-class
58:Victory
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849:Cutter
760:-class
584:, and
580:Dublin
492:Dublin
443:90–98
434:London
363:Notes
351:Built
313:Prince
282:Africa
233:cutter
223:-class
221:Ardent
215:Ardent
171:-class
169:Dublin
117:Dublin
942:Notes
874:Death
862:1764
859:1763
808:class
787:1756
784:1755
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714:1756
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681:1758
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390:1778
387:1759
348:Guns
345:Type
342:Name
1163:ISBN
1143:ISBN
1089:ISBN
1055:2011
1042:ISBN
1021:2019
796:Lyme
667:Asia
588:Hero
526:Hero
381:104
322:and
310:and
249:HMS
237:HMS
213:HMS
209:Asia
200:Asia
198:HMS
190:Asia
186:Asia
184:HMS
121:HMS
56:HMS
963:doi
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