| Emerald | 4087 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1794/05/24 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1794/06 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Launched | 1795/07/31 | B028 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | B028 | |
| Shipyard | Northfleet | B028 | |
| Ship Class | Amazon Class | B028 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1603 | |
| Constructor | Thomas Pitcher | BWAS-1603 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | B028 | |
| Broken Up | 1836/01 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 143' 2 ½" | Imperial Feet | 43.6499 | Length of Keel | 119' 5 ½" | Imperial Feet | 36.4109 | Breadth | 38' 4" | Imperial Feet | 11.684 | Depth in Hold | 133' 6" | Imperial Feet | 40.6908 | Burthen | 933 67⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795/07/31 | Broadside Weight = 407 Imperial Pound ( 184.5745 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1794/05 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/08 | 1797/05 | Captain | Velters Cornewall Berkeley | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/05 | 1800/12 | Captain | Thomas Moutray Waller | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/12 | 1798/04 | Commander | William Allen Proby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/04 | 1800/12 | Captain | Thomas Moutray Waller | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/12 | 1804 | Captain | James O'Bryen | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/06 | 1807 | Captain | John Larmour | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | 1811/11 | Captain | Frederick Lewis Maitland | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804 | Unknown | First Lieutenant | Thomas Forrest | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/10/29 | 1811/12/18 | Lieutenant | John William Montagu | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/12 | 1809/04 | Midshipman | Daniel Baird | NBD1849 |
| 1809/04 | Unknown | Midshipman | Peter Barnes | NBD1849 |
| 1809/04 | 1810 | Masters Mate | Daniel Baird | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/07/19 | 1809 | 2nd Class Volunteer | Peter Barnes | NBD1849 |
| Marines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797 | 1797/07/24 | Lieutenant | William Basham† | TRN4 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1779/12/31 | Present at the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt | |
| 1794/06 | Began building at Northfleet | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/07/31 | Completed building at Northfleet at a cost of £14419.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/07/31 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/10/12 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £9390.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/01/07 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/02/20 | Present at the Pursuit of the Santissima Trinidad | |
| 1797/04/26 | Present at the Action of 1797-04-26 | |
| 1797/07/24 | Present at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
| 1797/07/25 | At Santa Cruz | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/02/12 | Took the Privateer Le Chasseur Basque on the Lisbon Station | |
| 1798/08 | At Alexandria | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/09/02 | In company with Seahorse destroyed the L'Anémone at Damietta | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/06/19 | Present at the Capture off Cape Sicie | |
| 1800/04/05 | Present at the Action of 1800-04-07 | |
| 1801/03/30 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06/21 | Present at the Capture of St. Lucia and Tobago | |
| 1803/06/24 | Took the Privateer Brig-Sloop Enfant Prodigue off St Lucia | |
| 1804/03/13 | Took the Privateer Le Mozambique at Seron, Martinique | |
| 1806/02 | Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/06 | Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/04 | At Basque Roads operations | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/04/14 | Took the Privateer L'Austerlitz | |
| 1808/03/13 | Destroyed the schooner Apropus at Vivero | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/04/05 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Niémen in the Bay of Biscay | |
| 1809/10/08 | Took the Privateer L'Incomparable off the Irish Coast | |
| 1809/11/06 | Took the Unrated Le Fanfaron off Guadeloupe | |
| 1810/03/23 | Took the Privateer La Belle Etoile in the Bay of Biscay | |
| 1811/04/06 | Took the Privateer L'Augusta in the Channel | |
| 1811/11 | Laid up in ordinary at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822/04 | Fitted as a receiving ship at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822/04 | Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822/05 | Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1836/01 | Broken up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| TRN4 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IV | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |