British Fifth Rate frigate 'Frederickscoarn' (1807)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Frederickscoarn
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Frederichswaern' (1784) (32) 1784-1807 Danish 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	16.8.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Henrik GernerDanish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1787	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	16.12.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck130' 2"Imperial Feet39.6257
Length of Keel107' 9 ½"Imperial Feet32.6263
Breadth36' 9 ⅜"Imperial Feet10.9823
Depth in Hold9' 10"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen776Tons BM

Armament

8.1807Broadside Weight = 210 Danish Pund (229.53 lbs 104.958 kg)
Upper Gun Deck26 Danish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Danish 12-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Danish 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
22.9.1807 - 1808CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
13.11.1807Arrived at Chatham and laid upBWAS-1793
3.1811Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1811Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1812In Ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
16.12.1814Sold at Chatham for £1,220BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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