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Cerberus3531
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1793/02/14BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1793/04BWAS-1793
Launched1794/09/25BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1794/10
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBucklers Hard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassAlcmene - Improved Pallas ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorHenry Adams BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Sold1814/09/29BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck135' 1"Imperial Feet41.1734
Length of Keel112' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet34.1979
Breadth36' 9"Imperial Feet11.2014
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.81
Draught Forward9' 9"Imperial Feet2.9718
Draught Aft14' 5"Imperial Feet4.3942
Burthen806 194Tons BM 

Armament

1794/09/25Broadside Weight = 324 Imperial Pound ( 146.934 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 24-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794/09/25241Design ComplementBWAS-1793
1796254Establishment complementBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1794/101798/01/11CaptainJohn DrewBWAS-1793
1798/01/121803/02CaptainJames MacnamaraBWAS-1793
1803/041808CaptainWilliam SelbyBWAS-1793
1809/031811/06CaptainHenry WhitbyBWAS-1793
1811/061811/12CaptainRobert ClephaneBWAS-1793
1811/121814CaptainThomas GarthBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1804/03/061808/03LieutenantRichard CooteW004
18091809/03First LieutenantJames DickinsonW004
1810/09/10UnknownLieutenantGeorge CumpstonW004
1811/021813/01LieutenantEdward Hollingworth DelafosseNBD1849
1812/06/141814/03/29LieutenantJohn William MontaguNBD1849
1813/011813/04First LieutenantEdward Hollingworth DelafosseNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1803/06/071808/07Able SeamanJoseph BatesNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1794/09/28Began Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1795For the Irish stationBWAS-1793
1795/02/20Completed Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £17444.0.0dBWAS-1793
1796/07Took the Privateer Cutter Calvados off the Irish Coast 
1796/08/28Took the Privateer L'Indemnité on the Irish Coast 
1796/11/05Took the Privateer Cutter L'Hirondelle  
1796/12/29Took the Privateer L'Didon  
1797/05/11Took the Privateer Ship La Dunkerquoise  
1797/07/12Took the Privateer Lugger L'Neptune  
1797/11/12Took the Privateer Brig-Aviso L'Epervier on the Irish Station 
1797/11/14Took the Unrated Sloop Renard  
1798Based in PortsmouthW004
1798/09Took the Privateer L'San Noberta  
1799/09/28Captured the French letter of marque Echange (10)BWAS-1793
1799/10/20Attack on a Spanish Convoy off Capt OrtegalBWAS-1793
1800/03/30Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1801In the West IndiesW004
1803/02Paid offBWAS-1793
1803/03Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/04RecomissionedBWAS-1793
1803/05Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/09/13Present at the attack on invasion craft at GranvilleBWAS-1793
1804/01/21Took the Unrated Le Chameau off La Hogue 
1804/01/25Captured the gun vessel Chameau (4) and drove another vessel onto the rocksBWAS-1793
1805/04/02Took the Privateer Brig L'Bonheur  
1806/03/20Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1806/05/15Took the Privateer L'Aimable Therèse  
1807/01/02Boats from Cerberus took two privateer vessels, a schooner and a sloop, from St Puire, MartiniqueBWAS-1793
1808/03/02Took the Unrated La Marie Galante by landing party 
1808/03/30Destruction of the batteries at DesiradeBWAS-1793
1808/03/30Present at the Capture of Desirade 
1808/08Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
1809/03RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1809/03Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
1809/07/25Boats from the Cerberus were included in a flotilla attack on four enemy gunboats and a brig at Frederickshamn in the area of AspoBWAS-1793
1810/03/15Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1810/06/28Boats from the Cerberus and Active attacked and took 25 vessels in the harbour of GradoBWAS-1793
1811/02/02Boats from the Cerberus took three trabaccolos and burnt one at anchor near PestichiBWAS-1793
1811/02/12Boats from the Cerberus took prizes from OrtanoBWAS-1793
1811/03/13Present at the Battle of Lissa 
1812/04/11Boats in action at CorfuBWAS-1793
1812/04/14Boats in action at MerleraBWAS-1793
1812/05/17Boats took a ship near BrindisiBWAS-1793
1812/05/27Took two gunboatsBWAS-1793
1812/05/28Boats in an attack near OtrantoBWAS-1793
1813/01/29Took the Privateer Le Veloce  
1813/03Cut out an armed trabaccolo near BrindisiBWAS-1793
1813/04/11Boats form Cerberus and Apollo took possession of Devil's Island near Corfu, taking two grain shipsBWAS-1793
1813/05/27Present at the Action of 1813-05-27 
1814In the Gulf of VeniceW004
1814/09/29At SpitheadBWAS-1793
1814/09/29Sold at Sheerness for £2,800BWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
W004 Ships of the Old NavyMichael PhilipsWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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