Hibernia, 1804
Type: 1st rate ; Armament 110
Launched : 17 Nov 1804 ; Disposal date or year : 1903
BM: 2530 tons ; Displacement: 4149 tons
Notes:

21 Oct 1800 Plymouth, the frame-work of the Hibernia, is up and complete, and will remain for seasoning according to the rules of the Navy.

14 Nov 1801 is now in frame, seasoning, the Shipwrights will begin to plank her in the spring of 1802.

14 Feb 1802 it was announced that the Hibernia was to be renamed the Union, to commemorate the union with Ireland, however it would appear that the Hibernia was completed as such and another vessel was built as the Union in her stead.

9 Aug 1802 the new ships building here, viz the Union, 120, Caledonia, 120, and Hibernia, 120, are to have several gangs put on them, as soon as the ships wanting immediate repairs go out of dock.

9 Oct 1802 additional gangs of shipwrights to be put on board the Hibernia at Plymouth, to assist with her orlop deck floored, which is considered to be the heaviest part of building a ship of war.

9 Dec 1802 the Hibernia, 120, having had several additional gangs of shipwrights upon her lately ; it is expected she will soon be ready for launching. She is planked up as far as her upper gun-deck.

Circa 1 Dec 1804 Mr J Heron apptd Purser of the Hibernia.

Circa 8 Dec 1804 Capt C Boyles apptd to the command of the Hibernia.

3 Apr 1805 arrived off Ushant.

May 1805 Channel Flag ship Captain Wm. Bedford.

Early Nov 1807 departed as a part of a squadron under R.-Adm. Sir W. S. Smith, for the Tagus, where they commenced a blockade on the 17th.

29 Nov 1807 escorted the Portuguese Royal Family to lat. 37� 47' N., long. 14� 17' W., where, having detached 3 ships, R.-Adm. Smith returned to blockade the Tagus, now occupied by a Russian squadron, where he was joined by a squadron under Commod. P Halkett.

15 May 1810 Is reported by the Leda to be at Cadiz

29 Apr 1810 At Cadiz.

24 June 1811 Reported to be off Toulon.

18 Jul 1811 off Toulon.

18 Aug 1812 With the Fleet off Toulon.

28 May 1813 In the Mediterranean.

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 2 Jul 1814 arrived in Cawsand Bay from the Mediterranean and put under quarantine.

Portsmouth 3 Jul 1814 Has put into Plymouth.

Plymouth 6 Jul 1814 Went up harbour to be paid off.

1830 Portsmouth

21 Jul 1832 the Nelson, along with the Hibernia, Bellerophon, Edinburgh, Benbow, Spartiate, Pembroke, President, Naiad, Amphitrite, and Trincomalee, it is noted, in the Hampshire Telegraph, were brought forward to be commissioned last summer, at considerable expense, and except for the Spartiate, Edinburgh, and President, and are now to be put back into Ordinary, also at some expense.

18 Aug 1846, joined by the Raleigh, Constance, Eurydice, and Spartan, having performed trials of sailing on their passage out from England.

20 Aug 1846, off the Tagus.

22 Aug 1846, carried out sailing exercises off Lisbon with squadron, including the St Vincent, Queen, Vanguard, Canopus, Rodney, Albion, Rattler, Polyphemus, Raleigh, Constance, Eurydice, and Spartan.

9 Sep 1846, reported to the Admiralty that further sailing trials were carried out by the squadron between Lisbon and Cape St. Vincent.

17 Sep 1846, departed Cadiz with Squadron, the St. Vincent and Queen, being detached to England that evening.

18-19 Sep 1846, further trials carried out by the squadron, including by the steamers, with their floats unshipped.

20 Sep 1846, off Cape Spartel.

Summer, 1848, Malta Harbour, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, the commander-in-chief, Mediterranean

20 Dec 1848 Flag Ship, Mediterranean

1855 - 1902 Base and Flag ship Malta.

1860 Flag Ship of Admiral Superintendent of Dockyard, Malta

1 Apr 1862 Re-commissioned at Malta.

1864 Malta. Reports of Fevers onboard. Number of Cases of Disease and Injury.

1870 Malta. Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent of the Dockyard, and Second in Command in the Mediterranean. 104 guns

10 Feb 1871 3 courts martial held on board on 1 seaman and 2 marines for insubordination.

2 Apr 1871, for census, Dockyard Creek Malta.

21 Apr 1871 at a Court Martial held on board at Malta, Assistant Surgeon Alexander Gordon Bain, of HMS Growler, was sentenced to be dismissed his ship and to forfeit 3 years seniority, having been found guilty of being drunk.

1 May 1877 Re-commissioned at Malta.

1879 Malta. Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent of the Dockyard, 12 guns

1879 Officers borne include Survey Service, and Malta Yard and Quarantine Hospital.

1879 Tenders: Hellespont ; Azov (Harbour Service)

Apr 1886 Malta

1890 Malta. Flag Ship of the Admiral Superintendent of the Dockyard,

1890 Malta. Includes officers borne for duties in Malta Yard, Superintending Engineer, Steam Reserve, Torpedo Boats and Store,

1890 Tender: "Azov" for Harbour Service.