| Fortunee | 4344 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1800/01/28 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1800/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1800/11/17 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Phoebe Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Perry | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold | 1818/01/29 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 142' 8" | Imperial Feet | 43.4848 | Length of Keel | 119' 0" | Imperial Feet | 36.2712 | Breadth | 38' 1 ½" | Imperial Feet | 11.6205 | Depth in Hold | 13' 5" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 9' 10" | Imperial Feet | 2.9972 | Draught Aft | 15' 3 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.6609 | Burthen | 920 4⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800/11/17 | Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 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 | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1794/05/29 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/11 | 1802 | Captain | Amelius Beauclerk | NBD1849 |
| 1802/08 | 1802/08 | Captain | John Clements | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/12 | 1812/06 | Captain | Henry Vansittart | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/06 | 1813/01 | Captain | Sir George Francis Seymour | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/01 | 1813/05 | Captain | Sir Frederick Whitworth William Aylmer | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/05 | 1814/01 | Captain | William Goate | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1811/09/23 | 1813/09/16 | Lieutenant | William Bishop | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801/07/14 | 1802/06/20 | Masters Mate | Luke Brokensha | NAO |
| 1810/11 | 1812/07 | Midshipman | William Nettleton Boyce | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1800/11/17 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/01/14 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/04/05 | Took the Privateer La Mascarade in the Channel | |
| 1801/04/20 | Took the Privateer Le Renard | |
| 1802/09/08 | Sailed from the Downs for the Texel | Marshall |
| 1802/09/11 | Grounded off the Texel losing her masts and rudder | Marshall |
| 1802/09/11 | Carried into the Texel where she was repaired sufficiently to return home | Marshall |
| 1804/02/02 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/04/03 | Took the Privateer Le Cézar on the Jamaica Station | |
| 1804/08/10 | Took the Privateer Le Vautour on the Jamaica Station | |
| 1804/09 | Mistaken action against British merchantman Leander off Haiti | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/05/18 | Took the Privateer Le Grand Juge Bertolio | |
| 1807/11/20 | Took the Privateer Le Magicien | |
| 1811/10/11 | Took the Privateer Le Vice-Amiral Martin | |
| 1813/12 | Laid up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/01 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| Marshall | Royal Navy Biography | John Marshall | Digital Book |