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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1813/12/10BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1814/04BWAS-1793
Launched1816/04/13BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1828/08
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassApollo ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorNicholas Diddams BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Sold1862/01/11BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 5"Imperial Feet44.323
Length of Keel122' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet37.2523
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Feet11.6586
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Draught Aft14' 5"Imperial Feet4.3942
Burthen951 1394Tons BM 

Armament

1816/04/13Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1828/08/281830CaptainAdolphus FitzclarenceW025
1831/03/151832CaptainManley Hall DixonW025
1832/01/201834CaptainWilliam WalpoleW025
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1831/05/171832LieutenantHoratio BlairNBD1849
1831/09/301832/10/06LieutenantJohn James AllenNBD1849
1833/07/191834/07/16LieutenantCharles John BosanquetNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1811/03/19Ordered from Robert Guillaume at Northam.BWAS-1793
1813/12/10Re-ordered from Portsmouth Dockyard when Guillaume went bankruptBWAS-1793
1813/12/10Began First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1816/04/13Completed First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £34668.0.0dBWAS-1793
1816/04/13Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1816/04/27Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1836/09Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1836/11Re-classed as a Other VesselsCoal Depot  
1836/11Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1862/01/11Sold to Marshall for £1,426BWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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