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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1806/10/01BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1807/08BWAS-1793
Launched1810/10/13BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardWarsash BWAS-1793
Ship ClassApollo ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorGeorge Parsons BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1821/01BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel121' 9"Imperial Feet37.1094
Breadth38' 4"Imperial Feet11.684
Depth in Hold13' 3 ½"Imperial Feet4.0513
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet4.1148
Burthen951 5694Tons BM 

Armament

1810/10/13Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1810/111815CaptainJocelyn PercyBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1814/061815First LieutenantRichard Israel AlleynNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/121814/03MidshipmanAlexander BoyterNBD1849
1814/011815/02/18MidshipmanSir William Richmond AshbyNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1810/10/14Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1811/02/09Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1811/09/08Destroyed three gun-brigs at CalvadosBWAS-1793
1813/05/13Took the Privateer L'Impératrice Reine  
1813/10/26Took the Privateer Schooner Chesapeake  
1814Convoy to the West IndiesBWAS-1793
1815Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1821/01Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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