| Phoebe | 5786 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1794/05/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1794/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1795/09/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Phoebe Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Dudman | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1841/05/27 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 142' 9" | Imperial Inch | Length of Keel | 119' 0" | Imperial Inch | Breadth | 38' 3" | Imperial Inch | Depth in Hold | 13' 5 ½" | Imperial Inch | Draught Forward | 9' 7" | Imperial Inch | Draught Aft | 15' 0" | Imperial Inch | Burthen | 926 8⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795/09/29 | Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1795/10 | 264 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/10 | 1800 | Captain | Robert Barlow | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/01 | 1801/06 | Captain | Thomas Baker | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/06 | 1802/09 | Captain | James Keith Shepard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/09/13 | 1806/01 | Captain | Thomas Bladen Capel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/01 | 1808 | Captain | James Oswald | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/04 | 1809/08 | Captain | Hassard Stackpoole | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/08 | 1814 | Captain | James Hillyer | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/11/28 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Thomas Paul Perkins | NAO |
| 1803/08/08 | 1806 | Lieutenant | John Hindmarsh | NAO |
| 1804/08/27 | 1804/10/26 | Acting Lieutenant | Alexander Dixie | NAO |
| 1804/10/26 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Alexander Dixie | NAO |
| 1805/01/26 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Daniel O'Hea | NAO |
| 1805/10/22 | 1805/11/07 | Lieutenant | William Blight | NAO |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/06 | 1803/08/04 | Masters Mate | Edward Boys | NBD1849 |
| 1805/10/21 | Unknown | Midshipman | Prosper Ambrose | NBD1849 |
| 1811 | 1812/01 | Midshipman | Philip Bond | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1794/06 | Began building at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/09/24 | Completed building at Deptford at a cost of £15791.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/10/27 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/12/23 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £9118.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/01/10 | Took the Unrated Brig Atalante of the Scillies | |
| 1797/12/22 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Néréide | |
| 1798/10 | Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/12 | Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £9095.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/10/11 | Took the Privateer Corvette Bordelais | |
| 1799/10/11 | Took the Unrated Le Grand Ferrailleu | |
| 1800/02/21 | Took the Privateer Belle Garde | |
| 1800/03/11 | Took the Privateer L'Heureux | |
| 1801/02/19 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Africaine in the Mediterranean | |
| 1801/06 | Refitted at Plymouth at a cost of £2,657 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/09/28 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/10/21 | Present at the Battle of Trafalgar | |
| 1806/01 | Began a refit at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/04 | Completed refit at a cost of £8,920 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/01/18 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/04 | Commissioned for the Baltic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/03 | Began a repair and refit at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/07 | Completed repair and refit at a cost of £18,427 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/07/18 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/12 | Present at the reduction of Mauritius | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/05/20 | In Action off Madagascar | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/05/20 | Present at the Action off Madagascar | |
| 1811/09 | Present in the Java operations | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/04/09 | Sailed with a convoy for Quebec | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/12/23 | Took the Privateer Hunter | |
| 1814 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/03/28 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Essex at Valparaiso | |
| 1815/08 | Laid up at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1823/01 | Began fitting as a receiving and slop ship at a cost of £1,803 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1841/05/27 | Sold at Plymouth to Joshua Crystall for £1,750 | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |