British fifth rate frigate 'Pallas' (1793)

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Pallas5675
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1790/12/09BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1792/05BWAS-1793
Launched1793/12/19BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard BWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorJohn Tovery BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Wrecked1798/04/04BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck135' 0 ½"Imperial Feet41.1607
Length of Keel112' 8 ½"Imperial Feet34.3535
Breadth36' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet10.9791
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.81
Draught Forward9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464
Draught Aft14' 5"Imperial Feet4.3942
Burthen777 81⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1794/01Broadside Weight = 348 Imperial Pound ( 157.818 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794/01257EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1796254EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1794/011798/04/04CaptainHenry CurzonBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1795In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1795/06/16Present at the First Battle of Groix 
1796In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1797In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1797/07/16Took the Privateer Santa Jose y Nuestra Senora de Begoyna  
1798/04/04Wrecked in a storm in Cawsand Bay, PlymouthBWAS-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
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 20th of July 2012 07:56

3 June 1794 The damaged Audacious 74 Captain William Parker arrives Plymouth having passed Pallas 32 cap Henry Curzon off the Lizard

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