| Hotspur | 4786 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1806/10/01 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1807/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1810/10/13 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Warsash | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Apollo Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | George Parsons | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1821/01 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 145' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 121' 9" | Imperial Feet | 37.1094 | Breadth | 38' 4" | Imperial Feet | 11.684 | Depth in Hold | 13' 3 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.0513 | Draught Forward | 10' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.048 | Draught Aft | 13' 6" | Imperial Feet | 4.1148 | Burthen | 951 56⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810/10/13 | Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1798 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1810/11 | 1815 | Captain | Jocelyn Percy | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1814/06 | 1815 | First Lieutenant | Richard Israel Alleyn | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812/12 | 1814/03 | Midshipman | Alexander Boyter | NBD1849 |
| 1814/01 | 1815/02/18 | Midshipman | Sir William Richmond Ashby | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1810/10/14 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/02/09 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/09/08 | Destroyed three gun-brigs at Calvados | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/05/13 | Took the Privateer L'Impératrice Reine | |
| 1813/10/26 | Took the Privateer Schooner Chesapeake | |
| 1814 | Convoy to the West Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815 | Paid off into ordinary at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/01 | Broken up at Sheerness | 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 |