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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French fifth rate frigate 'La Néréide' (1808) BWAS-1793
Captured1811/05/26BWAS-1793
ShipyardSt Malo BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1819/05BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 6"Imperial Feet47.0916
Length of Keel129' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet39.4017
Moulded Breadth39' 7"Imperial Feet12.065
Breadth40' 3"Imperial Feet12.2682
Depth in Hold12' 11"Imperial Feet3.937
Burthen1,113 9094Tons BM 

Armament

1813/02Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1813/02300BWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1813/021814/08CaptainLucius CurtisBWAS-1793
1814/081814/09CaptainBentick Cavendish DoyleBWAS-1793
1814/091815CaptainJames Alexander GordonBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1813/02/131815/08/30LieutenantJohn Leigh BeckfordNBD1849
1815/08/301815/10/31LieutenantRichard HoareB163
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/091815/02MidshipmanFrederick William BeecheyNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1816/09/071816/11VolunteerCourtenay Edmund William BoyleNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1812/04/06Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1812/09Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1813/04Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1816In Ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
1819/05Broken 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
B163 Royal Navy BiographyJohn MarshallBook
 
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