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Piedmontaise5801
Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French fifth rate frigate 'Pièmontaise' (1804) BWAS-1793
Captured1808/03/08BWAS-1793
ShipyardSt Servan BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1813/01BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck157' 5"Imperial Feet47.9806
Length of Keel128' 10"Imperial Feet39.2684
Breadth39' 11"Imperial Feet12.1666
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.8608
Burthen1,091 8394Tons BM 

Armament

1809Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1809300BWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
18091811/09CaptainCharles FooteBWAS-1793
1811/091811/09CaptainHenry DawsonBWAS-1793
1811/091812/09CaptainHenry Folkes EdgellBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1809Commissioned in the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1812/08/12Arrived at Woolwich and paid offBWAS-1793
1813/01Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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