| Aurora | 3200 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'Clorinde' (1808) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1814/02/26 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1821/04 | ||
| Shipyard | Paimboeuf | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1851/05 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 152' 1" | Imperial Feet | 46.355 | Length of Keel | 127' 0 ⅛" | Imperial Feet | 38.7128 | Breadth | 40' 0 ½" | Imperial Feet | 12.2047 | Depth in Hold | 13' 1" | Imperial Feet | 3.9878 | Burthen | 1,083 14⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821/04 | 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 | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1821/04 | 1824 | Captain | Henry Prescott | BWAS-1793 |
| 1825/02 | 1826/05/31 | Captain | John Maxwell† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1826/06/02 | 1828/12 | Captain | Charles John Austen | NBD1849 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1821/04/06 | 1825/02 | First Lieutenant | James Bance | NBD1849 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1824/08/01 | 1825/03/12 | Gunner | George Coulbert | PMD |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1821/07 | 1825/03/03 | Midshipman | Thomas Frederick Birch | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1814/03/17 | Arrived at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817/08 | Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1820/10 | Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £34594.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/04 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/06 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £14238.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1832/03 | fitting as a Coal Depot at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1851/05 | Broken up at Plymouth | 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 |
| PMD | Private manuscript documents | Book | |