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Nominal Guns40BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1790BWAS-1714
Launched1791/05/04BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBucklers Hard BWAS-1714
Designed byHenry Adams BWAS-1714
ConstructorHenry Adams BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Broken Up1806/08BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck143' 3"Imperial Feet43.6626
Length of Keel122' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet37.4555
Breadth39' 6"Imperial Feet12.0396
Depth in Hold15' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet4.6387
Burthen1,019 7994Tons BM 

Armament

1793Broadside Weight = 434 Imperial Pound ( 196.819 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck6British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8British 9-Pounder
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1793/011793/08CaptainLord William CarnegieNAO
1793/111794/11CaptainJohn SalisburyBWAS-1714
1794/111794/17/50CaptainEdward RiouBWAS-1714
1795/091795/12CaptainHenry William BayntunBWAS-1714
1795/121796/03CaptainFrancis LaforeyBWAS-1714
1796/031797/07CaptainLancelot SkynnerBWAS-1714
1797/071800CaptainFrancis FayermanBWAS-1714
1801/011802/04CaptainStephen PoyntzBWAS-1714
1804/041805/02CaptainCharles EkinsBWAS-1714
1805/021806CaptainKenneth MckenzieBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1790/06/16Purchased at Bucklers Hard at a cost of £12397.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/05/04coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5391.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/04/22Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1794/03At the capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
1794/04At GuadaloupeBWAS-1714
1794/12/02Captured a French sloopBWAS-1714
1795/04/14Took the Privateer Schooner Le Spartiate in the West Indies 
1796/03/11Took the Sixth Rate Flûte Le Marsouin  
1796/12Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1797/02Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £7315.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797/10/11Present at the Battle of Camperdown 
1799/06/01Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1800With the Channel fleetBWAS-1714
1801/07/22Took the Sixth Rate La Chevrette from Camaret Bay 
1802/04Paid off and laid up in ordinaryBWAS-1714
1804/01Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1804/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1804/05Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1804/06Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1806/06/03Breaking up began at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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