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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1812/10/21BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1811BWAS-1793
Launched1816/04/14BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBombay Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassLeda ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1875/01BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck150' 1 ½"Imperial Feet 
Length of Gundeck150' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet45.7644
Length of Keel125' 5"Imperial Feet38.227
Length of Keel125' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet 
Breadth39' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet12.173
Breadth39' 11"Imperial Feet 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward12' 6"Imperial Feet3.81
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet4.1148
Burthen1,076 494Tons BM 
Burthen1,062 7994Tons BM 

Armament

1816/04/14Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794284Design Complement 
Service History
DateEvent Source
1816/12/22Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
1845/05Began cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1846/02Re-classed as a 26 gun Sixth RateCorvette  
1846/02Completed cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1847/08Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1847/09Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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