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Immortalite4843
Nominal Guns42BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French fifth rate frigate 'Immortalité' (1795) BWAS-1793
Captured1798/10/20BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1806/07BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 2"Imperial Feet44.2468
Length of Keel123' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet37.7381
Breadth39' 2"Imperial Feet11.938
Depth in Hold11' 5"Imperial Feet3.4798
Burthen1,010 2594Tons BM 

Armament

1798/10/20Broadside Weight = 351 Imperial Pound ( 159.1785 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 24-Pound Carronade
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1799/121800/01CaptainJohn DraperBWAS-1793
1800/011802/05CaptainHenry HothamBWAS-1793
1802/051806CaptainEdward William Campbell Rich OwenBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1798/10/23Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1798/12/15Registered and establishedBWAS-1793
1799/04Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1800/04Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1800/10/26Took the Privateer Corvette Le Diable a Quatre In the Bay of Biscay 
1801/01/26Present at the Capture of the Dédaigneuse 
1801/07/27Took the Privateer L'Invention  
1803/06/14Present at the Action of 1803-06-14 
1803/09/14Present at the Bombardment of Dieppe 
1805/07/17Present at the Action off Calais 
1806/07Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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