Penelope Class | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 36 |
| Approved | 1797 |
| Designer | John Henslow |
| Rate | Fifth Rate |
| Type | Frigate |
| Designed Crew | 274 |
| Ships in Class | 3 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 398 Imperial Pound ( 180.493 kg) | BWAS-1793 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | |
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 32-Pound Carronade | |
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 9-Pounder | |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | |
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 150' 0" | 125' 5 ⅞" | 39' 7" | 13' 0" | 1,045 81⁄94 | |||||
| Penelope | 1797/05/04 | Bursledon | 1798/09/26 | 1815/05/01 | Wrecked | 150' 0" | 125' 4 ⅛" | 39' 8 ½" | 13' 0" | 1,051 24⁄94 |
| Amethyst | 1797/05/04 | Deptford Dockyard | 1799/04/23 | 1811/02/16 | Wrecked | 150' 0" | 125' 5 ⅜" | 39' 7" | 13' 0" | 1,045 48⁄94 |
| Jason | 1798/09/15 | Bursledon | 1800/01/27 | 1801/07/24 | Wrecked | 150' 2 ½" | 125' 5" | 39' 8 ¾" | 13' 0 ¾" | 1,052 91⁄94 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |