| Alceste | 2966 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'Alceste' (1794) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1806/09/25 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Rochefort | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Wrecked | 1817/02/18 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 152' 5" | Imperial Feet | 46.4566 | Length of Keel | 128' 8 ⅝" | Imperial Feet | 39.2335 | Breadth | 40' 0 ½" | Imperial Feet | 12.2047 | Depth in Hold | 12' 8" | Imperial Feet | 3.8608 | Burthen | 1,097 71⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806/09/25 | Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1807/03 | 284 | BWAS-1793 | |
| 1811/11/28 | 218 | TRN5 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1807/03 | 1812 | Captain | Murray Maxwell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/05 | 1816 | Commander | Daniel Lawrence | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816 | 1817/02/22 | Captain | Murray Maxwell | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1811 | 1812/09/17 | First Lieutenant | Andrew Wilson | TRN5 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1811 | 1811/11/28 | Midshipman | Charles Nourse† | TRN5 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1806/10/26 | Arrived at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/04 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/08 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/12/06 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/12/24 | Present at the Occupation of Madeira | |
| 1808/04/04 | Present at the Action off Rota | |
| 1809 | Blockade of Toulon | TRN5 |
| 1809/10 | Cruising between Cape San Sebastian and Barcelona in company with Pomone | TRN5 |
| 1810/05/22 | Present at the Action of 1810-05-22 | |
| 1811/05/05 | Present at the Attack on Parenzo | |
| 1811/11/29 | Present at the Action of 1811-11-29 | |
| 1811/11/29 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Pomone near Corfu | |
| 1813 | In Ordinary at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | Began fitting as a Troopship at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/07 | Completed fitting as a Troopship at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/12/14 | Present at the Battle of Lake Borgne | |
| 1816/02/09 | Sailed for China | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/11 | Present at the Forcing of the Bocca Tigris | |
| 1817/02/18 | Wrecked on a rock in the Straits of Gaspar | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817/02/22 | Wreck burnt | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| TRN5 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol V | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |