British fifth rate frigate 'Castor' (1785)

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Castor3516
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1782/01/30BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1783/01BWAS-1714
Launched1785/05/26BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1790/07
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardHarwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassAmazon ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
ConstructorJoseph Graham BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Sold1819/07/22BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 0"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel104' 0"Imperial Feet 
Breadth35' 1"Imperial Feet10.6934
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Aft12' 6"Imperial Feet3.81
Burthen680 77⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1785/05/26Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 18-Pound Carronade
1808/09Broadside Weight = 466 Imperial Pound ( 211.331 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1770220Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1790/071791CaptainJohn Samuel SmithBWAS-1714
1793/021794/05/09CaptainThomas TroubridgeBWAS-1714
1795/011796/09CaptainRowley BulteelBWAS-1714
1798/121800CaptainEdward Leveson GowerBWAS-1714
18011801CaptainDavid LloydBWAS-1714
18011802CaptainBernard Hale†BWAS-1714
18021802CaptainRichard PeacockeBWAS-1714
1803/081804CaptainEdward BraceBWAS-1714
1805/031806CaptainJoseph BakerBWAS-1714
1808/091810/10CaptainWilliam RobertsBWAS-1714
1810/101815/08CaptainCharles DilkesBWAS-1714
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18011801MidshipmanDyer BondNBD1849
1811/02UnknownMidshipmanWilliam AnleyNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1786/06/07fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/06Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/08/12Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £2795.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/02Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/04Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4066.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/05/22Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1793/06Took a 14-gun privateer in the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1794/05/09Taken by the French off Cape ClearBWAS-1714
1794/05/29Taken by Carysfort  
1794/11/06Re-registeredBWAS-1714
1795/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795/05/23Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1796/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1798/11Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1798/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1799/03Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1799/04Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1799/12/25Took the Privateer Santa Levivate y Aniiniums Off Oporto 
1801/04/05Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1802In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1803/08Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1803/10Completed fittingBWAS-1714
1805/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/04At SheernessBWAS-1714
1806/03Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1808/09RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1809/01Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1809/03/27Attempted cutting out operation at Port Marin, MartiniqueBWAS-1714
1809/04/16Chase of the d'Hautpoule off Porto RicoBWAS-1714
1809/04/17Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line D'Hautpoult off Puerto Rico 
1811Jamaica and Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1812Jamaica and Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1812/10/21Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1813/06/22Took the Privateer La Fortune Off Catalonia 
1814/01/25Took the Privateer L'Heureux Off Barcelona 
1814/01/25Took the Privateer La Minute Off Barcelona 
1815/08Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1819/07/22Sold to G. Bailey at Portsmouth for £2,650BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 16th of July 2012 21:27

9 May 1794 Castor 36 captain Thomas Troubridge taken by the French from Nielly’s squadron while escorting a convoy home from North America, off Cape Clear, Ref Wiki

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