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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1808/05/02BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1809/03BWAS-1793
Launched1811/06/20BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPerseverance ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byEdward Hunt BWAS-1793
ConstructorRobert Seppings BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Sold1824/03BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck137' 0"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel113' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet34.4741
Breadth38' 2"Imperial Feet11.6332
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Draught Aft14' 5"Imperial Feet4.3942
Burthen876 3394Tons BM 

Armament

1811/06/20Broadside Weight = 354.5 Imperial Pound ( 160.7661 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 18-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1779260Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1811/061815CaptainJohn ClavellBWAS-1793
18151815CommanderCharles Orlando BridgemanBWAS-1793
18151818CaptainJohn ClavellBWAS-1793
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18121813/02/02Masters MateJames Richard BoothNBD1849
1814/061815/02/09MidshipmanRichard Bayley BowdenNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1811/06/20Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1811/07/20Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1811/11/20Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1815/06Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
1815/09Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
1819/10/15Ordered fitted as a hospital shipBWAS-1793
1819/11fitting as an Hospital Ship at Trincomalee BWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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