| Madagascar | 5213 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'La Néréide' (1808) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1811/05/26 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | St Malo | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1819/05 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 154' 6" | Imperial Feet | 47.0916 | Length of Keel | 129' 3 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 39.4017 | Moulded Breadth | 39' 7" | Imperial Feet | 12.065 | Breadth | 40' 3" | Imperial Feet | 12.2682 | Depth in Hold | 12' 11" | Imperial Feet | 3.937 | Burthen | 1,113 90⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813/02 | Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1813/02 | 300 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1813/02 | 1814/08 | Captain | Lucius Curtis | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/08 | 1814/09 | Captain | Bentick Cavendish Doyle | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/09 | 1815 | Captain | James Alexander Gordon | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1813/02/13 | 1815/08/30 | Lieutenant | John Leigh Beckford | NBD1849 |
| 1815/08/30 | 1815/10/31 | Lieutenant | Richard Hoare | B163 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812/09 | 1815/02 | Midshipman | Frederick William Beechey | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1816/09/07 | 1816/11 | Volunteer | Courtenay Edmund William Boyle | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1812/04/06 | Arrived at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/09 | Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/04 | Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816 | In Ordinary at Sheerness | BWAS-1793 |
| 1819/05 | 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 |
| B163 | Royal Navy Biography | John Marshall | Book |