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Nominal Guns32BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1761/03/24BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1761/05/06BWAS-1714
Named1761/11/05BWAS-1714
Launched1762/03/27BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassNiger ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorEdward Allin BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Sold1832/01/14BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck125' 0 ½"Imperial Feet38.1127
Length of Keel103' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet31.5055
Breadth35' 3"Imperial Feet10.7442
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet 
Burthen683 1694Tons BM 

Armament

1762/03/27Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1757220Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1762/041763/03CaptainJoseph DeaneBWAS-1714
1763/031766/04CaptainSir Charles SaxtonBWAS-1714
1766/041768CaptainPatrick DrummondBWAS-1714
17681768/12CaptainJohn ElphinstonBWAS-1714
1769/011769/11CaptainJohn Leveson GowerBWAS-1714
1769/111770CaptainBasil KeithBWAS-1714
17701771/12CaptainThe Hon. John RuthvenBWAS-1714
1771/121773/01CaptainJames BremerBWAS-1714
1775/111776/03CaptainJames O'HaraBWAS-1714
1776/031776/12CaptainThomas WilkinsonBWAS-1714
1776/121777/12CaptainJohn ElphinstonBWAS-1714
1777/121779/03CaptainJohn LinzeeBWAS-1714
1779/071782/07CaptainGeorge MontaguBWAS-1714
1790/021792CaptainGeorge William Augustus CourtenayBWAS-1714
1793/061795/12CaptainThe Hon. Michael de CourcyBWAS-1714
1796/021802CaptainSamuel James BallardBWAS-1714
18041809LieutenantCharles WoodgerBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1762/03/27building at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £16573.5.4dBWAS-1714
1762/05/14fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1764/05/22Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1768/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1769/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1770/04/24Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1771/05/07Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1772/12Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1773/01Paid offBWAS-1714
1773/07Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5137.16.2dBWAS-1714
1775/11RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1775/11Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1776/02Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3870.19.9dBWAS-1714
1776/04/08Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1776/12/20Took the Unrated Brigantine Lexington  
1777/07/07Took the Unrated Schooner Mosquito  
1778at St LuciaBWAS-1714
1778/07/22Present at the Encounter at Sandy Hook 
1778/08/11Present at the Howe's encounter with d'Estaing 
1779/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1779/05Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1779/07RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1779/07Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £5716.1.9dBWAS-1714
1779/09/14Took the Sixth Rate Frigate Santa Monica  
1780/01/08Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy 
1780/03/22Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1780/09/30Took the Fifth Rate Frigate L'Espérance  
1781/03/16Present at the Battle of Cape Henry 
1781/03/16Took the Privateer Senegal  
1781/07/10Took the Privateer Le Singe  
1782/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/01Began large repair at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
1784/06Completed large repair at Rotherhithe at a cost of £15464.14.7dBWAS-1714
1784/07fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/07Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/08RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1786/12Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1787/03/22Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1789Paid offBWAS-1714
1790/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1790/05/09Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1792Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1796/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1797/04/16Took the Privateer L'Incroyable  
1798Sailed for West Africa and then to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1798/10/14Took the Privateer Le Scoevola off Antigua 
1798/12Took the Privateer L'Indépendance  
1799/10/22Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1800/02/09Destroyed a 14-gun Genoese PolaccaBWAS-1714
1801/07/01Took a small privateer in the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1801/08/03Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le Carrère off Elba 
1803/04Re-classed as a UnratedSlop Ship  
1803/04Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1803/07Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1812In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1814/04Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship  
1814/04Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1814/05Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1825/03/19Renamed ProtheeBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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