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Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1782/10/22BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1783/02BWAS-1714
Launched1785/09/21BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardKing\'s Boatbuilders, Beach Street, Dover BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEnterprise ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
ConstructorThomas King BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Broken Up1828/05BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 6"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel99' 4 ½"Imperial Feet30.2895
Breadth33' 8"Imperial Feet10.2616
Depth in Hold11' 0 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen597 8294Tons BM 

Armament

1785/09/21Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 18-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1771/01/03200Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1790/101791/04CaptainPaget BaylyBWAS-1714
1791/041794/02CaptainHenry CurzonBWAS-1714
1794/071797CaptainRobert BartonBWAS-1714
17981800/08CaptainThomas HarveyBWAS-1714
1800/08/271800/09CaptainEdward RotherhamBWAS-1714
1802/771803/11CaptainAlexander SkeneBWAS-1714
1803/111804/12CaptainFrancis William FaneBWAS-1714
1804/121806CaptainClotworthy UptonBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1787fitting for ordinary at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2672.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/08Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791/05/19Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £4745.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/07/12Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1793Returned homeBWAS-1714
1794/02Paid offBWAS-1714
1794/05Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1794/07RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1794/11Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £7247.0.0dBWAS-1714
1795/10Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1796/11/25Took the Sixth Rate Le Décius  
1796/12/28Took the Privateer La Maria Topaze off Monserrat 
1797/01/31Took the Privateer L'Espoir off Barbados 
1797/02/15Took the Privateer San Christophe off Barbados 
1797/03/07Took the Privateer L'Heureuse Catherine off St Kitts 
1797/06/09Took the Privateer Schooner Le Louis Bonfoi off Barbuda 
1797/07/06Took the Privateer Le Veteran off Montserrat 
1797/07/07Took the Privateer Le Dovad off Montserrat 
1797/08/01Took the Privateer Le Regulus off Tortula 
1798/01/09Took the Privateer L'Intregue off Martinique 
1798/02/18Took the Privateer La Mutine off Nevis 
1798/03/31Took the Privateer Le Hardi off St Bartholomew 
1798/05/29Took the Privateer L'Intrépide off St Barts 
1798/08/12Took the Privateer L'Invariable off St Barts 
1798/09/08Took the Privateer Le Buonaparte  
1798/09/08Took the Privateer L'Amazone  
1798/09/08Took the Privateer La Fortune  
1799/08At SurinamBWAS-1714
1799/08/11Present at the Surrender of Surinam 
1800/09Returned home and paid offBWAS-1714
1802/11Recommissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1802/11Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1803/02Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1803/11Ar CorkBWAS-1714
1806Paid off into Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1810/01Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1810/03Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1813/06Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1813/07Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1822Receiving ship at MilfordBWAS-1714
1822Re-classed as a Other VesselsReceiving Ship  
1828/05/31Broken up at Plymouth (Possibly Pembroke)BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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