| Pallas | 5676 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1804/03/16 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1804/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1804/11/17 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Bately | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Joseph Tucker | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Wrecked | 1810/12/18 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 127' 1" | Imperial Feet | 38.735 | Length of Keel | 107' 1" | Imperial Feet | 32.639 | Breadth | 34' 2" | Imperial Feet | 10.414 | Depth in Hold | 11' 10" | Imperial Feet | 3.6068 | Draught Forward | 9' 6" | Imperial Feet | 2.8956 | Draught Aft | 11' 10" | Imperial Feet | 3.6068 | Burthen | 664 86⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804/11/17 | Broadside Weight = 300 Imperial Pound ( 136.05 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1804 | 215 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/12 | 1806/08 | Captain | Thomas Cochrane | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/08 | 1807/06 | Captain | George Miller | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/06 | 1808/03 | Captain | John Acworth Ommanney | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/03 | 1809/06 | Captain | Sir George Francis Seymour | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | 1809 | Captain | William Hugh Dobbie | B163 |
| 1809/06 | 1809/10 | Captain | William Hugh Dobbie | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/10 | 1810/05 | Captain | George Cadogan | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/05 | 1810/16 | Captain | Sir James Bowen | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/06 | 1810/10 | Captain | Edwards Lloyd Graham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/10 | 1810/12/18 | Captain | George Paris Monke | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806 | 1806/08/15 | Lieutenant | John Haswell | BWAS-1793 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1808/03/03 | 1810 | Midshipman | George Bland | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1810/06/10 | 1810/12 | 1st Class Volunteer | Cheesman Henry Binstead | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1805/03 | Entered port with gold candlesticks five feet high at each masthead | TRN5 |
| 1806/04/05 | Present at the Pallas in the Gironde | |
| 1806/04/05 | Took the Unrated Brig La Tapageuse by boats in the Gironde | |
| 1806/05/05 | Aided by the Fox , cutter, and Contest , brig, a party of seamen under Lord Cochrane stormed a French battery on the Pointe de l'Aiguillon and spiked three 36-pr. guns | TRN5 |
| 1806/05/14 | Present at the Action of 1806-05-14 | |
| 1807/05/06 | Took the Privateer L'Alerte | |
| 1810/12/18 | Wrecked off May Island in the Firth of Forth, Nymphe also lost | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B163 | Royal Navy Biography | John Marshall | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| TRN5 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol V | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |