William Barnard (1735–1795) was an 18th-century English shipbuilder serving the Royal Navy and the British East India Company (EIC).
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Life
He was born in Ipswich in 1735 the son of John Barnard a Royal Navy shipwright in Ipswich and his wife Ann Notcutt.
In 1762 he entered into a partnership with William Dudman (d.1772). Together they appear to have had private commissions for smaller ships. Only following Dudman'd death in 1772 did Barnard begin building for the Royal Navy, partly taking on the role of his then elderly father. He created a new yard at Grove Street to build the hulls, which he then floated to his father's Thames Yard for fitting of masts and superstructure.
William Barnard died suddenly in Deptford in March 1795.
Family
In 1760 he married Frances Clarke at Southwark church. They had eight children.
Ships of Note
Alfred for the East India Company launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in Deptford in 1772
HMS Sultan – 74-gun ship of the line launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1775
Royal Admiral – launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1777 for the EIC
HMS Antelope – 30-gun Royal Navy packet launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1781
HMS Africa – 64-gun ship of the line launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1781
HMS Andromache – famous 32-gun frigate launched at Grove St Yard in Deptford in 1781
HMS Scipio – 64-gun ship of the line launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1782
HMS Inconstant – 36-gun frigate launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1783
HMS Tremendous – 74-gun ship of the line launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1784
HMS Majestic – 74-gun ship of the line launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1785
HMS Zealous – 74-gun ship of the line launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1785
Bridgewater – launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1786 for the EIC
HMS Orion – a 74-gun ship of the line launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1787
Airly Castle – launched at Deptford in 1787 for the EIC
Boddam – launched at Barnard's Thames Yard in 1787 for the EIC
Venus – made 15 voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery.
Hindostan – 26-gun ship for the East India Company launched at Deptford in 1789
HMS Diamond – 38-gun frigate launched at Grove Street Yard in 1794
HMS Spanker – 24-gun floating battery launched at Deptford in 1794, refitted as a hospital ship in 1795
Arniston – launched at Deptford Green in 1794 for the EIC and infamously wrecked in 1815
HMS Dryad – 36-gun frigate launched at Deptford in 1795.
Asia – launched at Deptford in 1811 for the EIC