| Amphitrite | 3044 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Previously | Spanish fifth rate frigate 'Amfitrite' (1796) | B028 | |
| Captured | 1804/11/25 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1805 | ||
| Shipyard | Havana | B028 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | B028 | |
| Wrecked | 1807/03/04 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 150' 1" | Imperial Feet | 45.7454 | Length of Keel | 122' 3 ⅝" | Imperial Feet | 37.2777 | Breadth | 39' 11" | Imperial Feet | 12.1666 | Depth in Hold | 12' 6" | Imperial Feet | 3.81 | Burthen | 1.036 50⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1805 | Broadside Weight = 393 Imperial Pound ( 178.2255 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Bow Chaser | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1805 | 284 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805 | 1805/05 | Commander | Robert Corbet | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/05 | 1806/02 | Captain | Sir Courtnay Boyle | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806 | 1806 | Captain | Henry Thomas Davies | NBD1849 |
| 1806/01/23 | 1806/06 | Captain | Henry Laroche | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/06 | 1807/03/04 | Captain | Thomas Lavie | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/02/06 | 1807 | Lieutenant | Robert Bastin | NAO |
| 1807 | 1807/03/04 | First Lieutenant | Robert Bastin | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1805/08/11 | Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/10/16 | Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/11/28 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/12/03 | Renamed Blanche | |
| 1806/02/22 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/07/19 | Action vs Guerriere - Guerriere vs Blanche | |
| 1806/07/19 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Guerriere off the Faroe Islands | |
| 1807/03/04 | Wrecked off Ushant | NBD1849 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| 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 |