| Amethyst | 3034 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1797/05/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1798/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1797/08/05 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1799/04/23 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Penelope Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Thomas Pollard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Wrecked | 1811/02/16 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 150' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 125' 5 ⅜" | Imperial Feet | 38.2365 | Breadth | 39' 7" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 13' 0" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 10' 7" | Imperial Feet | 3.2258 | Draught Aft | 14' 9" | Imperial Feet | 4.4958 | Burthen | 1,045 48⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799/04/22 | Broadside Weight = 444 Imperial Pound ( 201.354 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1797 | 274 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/05 | 1801/10 | Captain | John Cooke | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/10 | 1801/11 | Captain | Charles Tyler | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/11 | 1803/04 | Captain | Henry Richard Glynn | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04 | 1804/06 | Captain | Alexander Campbell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/04 | 1809/09 | Captain | Michael Seymour | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/09 | 1811/02/16 | Captain | Jacob Walton | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801/09/04 | 1805 | Lieutenant | William Balfour | NBD1849 |
| 1808/08/05 | 1809 | Lieutenant | William Hill | NAO |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1809/11 | 1811/02/16 | Midshipman | John Harrison Bowker | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1799/09 | Operations on the Dutch coast | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/12/29 | Took the Privateer L'Aventurier | |
| 1800/02/15 | Took the Privateer La Vaillante | |
| 1800/04/01 | Took the Privateer Le Mars | |
| 1800/06 | Quiberon operations | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/08/25 | Present at the Attack on Ferrol | |
| 1801 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/01/26 | Present at the Capture of the Dédaigneuse | |
| 1801/01/28 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Dédaigneuse off Ferrol | |
| 1801/03/16 | Sank the privateer Nuestra Señora del Carmen | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/04/09 | Took the Privateer Le Général Brune in the Channel | |
| 1803 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/05/15 | Took the Privateer La Joséphine | |
| 1808/11/10 | Action vs Thétis - Capture of the Thetis | |
| 1808/11/10 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Thétis in the Bay of Biscay | |
| 1809/02 | Off Rochefort | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/04/05 | Present at the Capture of the Niémen | |
| 1809/04/05 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Nieman in the Bay of Biscay | |
| 1809/04/05 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Niémen in the Bay of Biscay | |
| 1809/07/28 | Present at the Expedition to the Scheldt | |
| 1809/07/28 | Present at the Walcheren Expedition | |
| 1809/09 | Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/01 | Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/02/16 | Wrecked in a storm in Plymouth Sound, 8 men drowned | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |