| Pallas | 5677 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1813/12/10 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1814/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1816/04/13 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1828/08 | ||
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Apollo Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Nicholas Diddams | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold | 1862/01/11 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 145' 5" | Imperial Feet | 44.323 | Length of Keel | 122' 2 ⅝" | Imperial Feet | 37.2523 | Breadth | 38' 3" | Imperial Feet | 11.6586 | Depth in Hold | 13' 3" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 10' 8" | Imperial Feet | 3.2512 | Draught Aft | 14' 5" | Imperial Feet | 4.3942 | Burthen | 951 13⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816/04/13 | Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1798 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1828/08/28 | 1830 | Captain | Adolphus Fitzclarence | W025 |
| 1831/03/15 | 1832 | Captain | Manley Hall Dixon | W025 |
| 1832/01/20 | 1834 | Captain | William Walpole | W025 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1831/05/17 | 1832 | Lieutenant | Horatio Blair | NBD1849 |
| 1831/09/30 | 1832/10/06 | Lieutenant | John James Allen | NBD1849 |
| 1833/07/19 | 1834/07/16 | Lieutenant | Charles John Bosanquet | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1811/03/19 | Ordered from Robert Guillaume at Northam. | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/12/10 | Re-ordered from Portsmouth Dockyard when Guillaume went bankrupt | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/12/10 | Began First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/04/13 | Completed First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £34668.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/04/13 | Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/04/27 | Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1836/09 | Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1836/11 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsCoal Depot | |
| 1836/11 | Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1862/01/11 | Sold to Marshall for £1,426 | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W025 | William Loney RN - Background | P Davis | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |