| Desiree | 3879 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'La Désirée' (1796) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1800/07/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1832/08/28 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 147' 3" | Imperial Feet | 44.8818 | Between Perpendiculars | 1,016 50⁄94 | Tons BM | Length of Keel | 124' 2 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 37.8524 | Breadth | 39' 2 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 11.9571 | Depth in Hold | 11' 9" | Imperial Feet | 3.5814 |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800/08 | Broadside Weight = 412 Imperial Pound ( 186.842 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/05 | 1800/10 | Captain | Samuel Hood Linzee | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/08 | 1802 | Captain | Henry Inman | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802 | 1802/05/15 | Captain | Richard Dacres | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/10/15 | 1804/02/06 | Captain | Charles Bayntun Hodgson Ross | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/02/06 | 1805 | Captain | Henry Whitby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | 1805 | Captain | Henry Heathcote | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/08 | 1814/03 | Captain | Arthur Farquhar | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/03 | 1815 | Captain | William Woolridge | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815 | 1815/08 | Captain | Philip Carteret | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/09/12 | 1802/07/17 | Lieutenant | Andrew King | NAO |
| 1802/08/24 | 1803/10 | Lieutenant | George Canning | NAO |
| 1809/08/21 | 1809/10/24 | Lieutenant | Henry Bird | NBD1849 |
| 1811/11/26 | 1815/10 | Lieutenant | Thomas Archer | NL1865 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/08 | 1802 | 1st Class Volunteer | Nicholas Alexander | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1800/07/12 | Arrived at Sheerness | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/07/12 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/11 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £10258.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/04/02 | Present at the Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1802/02 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/02/24 | Took the Privateer La Jeune Adelle by boat at Jamaica | |
| 1805 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/09 | Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/08 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/11 | Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/05/29 | Took a 6-gun privateer in the Vlie | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/03/10 | Took the Privateer La Velocifere off Texel | |
| 1811/12/12 | Took the Privateer Le Brave off the Vlie | |
| 1813/11 | In the Elbe | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | Sailed to the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/08 | Laid up at Sheerness | BWAS-1793 |
| 1823/12 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsSlop Ship | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NL1865 | The Navy List 1865 | The Admiralty | Digital Book |