British Fifth Rate frigate 'Diamond' (1794)

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British 22 Gun
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George TeerBritish
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Service 1758-1783
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Diamond
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.3.1793	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1793	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.3.1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Artois Class (1793)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 1763-1795	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Imperial Feet44.5008
Length of Keel121' 6"Imperial Feet36.8881
Breadth39' 3"Imperial Feet11.8957
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Forward10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Draught Aft15' 8 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Burthen995 ⁵⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.3.1794Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.3.1793270Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1794 - 17.4.1796Captain ADM 6/25/25BWAS-17934.1796 - 12.1796CaptainBWAS-179312.1796 - 4.1799CaptainBWAS-17934.1799 - 6.1802CaptainBWAS-17936.1802 - 7.1806CaptainBWAS-17937.1806 - 1809CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.6.1803 - 11.6.1803Rear-Admiral of the RedNAO

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.1794 - 10.1794First Lieutenantref:616

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
12.2.1803 - 29.9.1809SailmakerADM 29/8

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1796 - 7.8.1798MidshipmanNBD18497.1798 - 6.1802MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
14.4.1794 - 18.4.1796Captain's ServantNBD184913.7.1805 - 1.18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1793Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
17.3.1794Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £13676.0.0dBWAS-1793
17.3.1794Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
9.6.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8492.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.8.1794Destruction of the Volontaire
21.10.1794Capture of the Révolutionnaire
21.10.1794Took the Frigate
9.5.1795Action in Carteret Bay
6.5.1796Took the Privateer off Cherbourg
24.12.1796Took the Brig off Alderney , after a chace in the Ance de VauvilleBG
31.12.1796Took the Brig off Alderney
27.4.1797Took the Cutter off Le HavreBG
23.9.1797Destroyed a privateer lugger off Le HavreBWAS-1793
6.1799Quiberon operationsBWAS-1793
7.1799Convoy to the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1.6.1800Operation in Quiberon Bay
27.9.1800Took the Brig BG
20.8.1801Took the Sixth Rate by boats at Corunna
1802In the ChannelBWAS-1793
7.12.1804Diamond vs Infante don Carlos
7.12.1804Took the Corvette
21.5.1807Sailed with a convoy to the coast of AfricaBWAS-1793
1810Paid off into OrdinaryBWAS-1793
6.1812Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Saturday 15th of July 2017 10:03

The Diamond was built privately at the Grove Street Yard, which is in Deptford, although some sources say Rotherhythe.
It was not built at Deptford Dockyard.

Posted by Paul Fields on Friday 14th of July 2017 22:27

HMS Diamond 1794 was built in Deptford, source The Heavy Frigate. Also your service history has it built at Deptford not Grove Street.

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