| Phoenix | 5796 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1781/06/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1781/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1783/07/15 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1787/10 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Bursledon | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Perseverance Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Edward Hunt | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Parsons | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Wrecked | 1816/02/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 137' 1" | Imperial Feet | 41.783 | Length of Keel | 113' 2 ⅞" | Imperial Feet | 34.5154 | Breadth | 38' 3 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 11.6777 | Depth in Hold | 13' 5" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 10' 2" | Imperial Feet | 3.0988 | Draught Aft | 15' 1" | Imperial Feet | 4.5974 | Burthen | 884 10⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783/07/15 | Broadside Weight = 354.5 Imperial Pound ( 160.7661 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck/Forecastle | 14 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1779 | 260 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1787/10 | 1787/12 | Captain | John Willett Payne | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/10 | 1792/04 | Captain | George Anson Byron | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/04 | 1793/08 | Captain | Richard John Strachan | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/10 | 1802/06 | Captain | Lawrence William Halstead | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/04 | 1805/12 | Captain | Thomas Baker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/12 | 1810/02 | Captain | Zachariah Mudge | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/02 | 1812 | Captain | Sir James Bowen | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813 | 1814/09 | Captain | William H Webley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814/09 | 1816/02/20 | Captain | Charles John Austen | NBD1849 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1790/10/25 | 1792/12 | Lieutenant | Charles Wollaston | NBD1849 |
| 1791/11/14 | 1791/11/16 | Lieutenant | Richard King | NAO |
| 1805 | 1805/08/10 | Lieutenant | John Bounton† | BG |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1788/11/27 | 1794/01/30 | Able Seaman | George Coulbert | PMD |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1783/07/15 | building at Bursledon at a cost of £15813.5.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/05 | Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/08 | Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £2553.15.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/12/11 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £1961.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1789/02/11 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/11 | Action vs Résolue - Phoenix vs Resolue | |
| 1793/08 | Returned home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/08 | Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/01 | Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £25236.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/05/12 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Argo in the North Sea | |
| 1797/03 | Joined the Channel Fleet | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/05/18 | Took the Privateer L'Espiègle | |
| 1798/04/24 | Took the Privateer Corvette Le Brave off Cape Clear | |
| 1798/05/31 | Took the Privateer La Caroline | |
| 1799/01/23 | Took the Privateer Corvette Foudroyant | |
| 1800/02/11 | Took the Privateer L'Éole | |
| 1800/06/03 | Took the Unrated Tartane L'Albanaise | |
| 1800/06/17 | Took the Unrated Le Revanche | |
| 1801/08/03 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le Carrère off Elba | |
| 1801/09/02 | Present at the Action of 1801-09-02 | |
| 1801/09/02 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le Succès | |
| 1802/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/07 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/06 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £7925.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/08/10 | Action vs Didon - Phoenix vs Didon | |
| 1805/11/04 | Present at the Battle of Cape Ortegal | |
| 1808/09 | Began repairs at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/02 | Paid off and Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/04 | Completed repairs at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/01/29 | Took the Privateer Le Charles | |
| 1810/05/11 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1816/02/20 | Wrecked off Izmir | BWAS-1714 |
| 1816/03/02 | Remains burnt | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| BG | The London Gazette | Official | Book |
| PMD | Private manuscript documents | Book | |