| Piedmontaise | 5801 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'Pièmontaise' (1804) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1808/03/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | St Servan | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1813/01 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 157' 5" | Imperial Feet | 47.9806 | Length of Keel | 128' 10" | Imperial Feet | 39.2684 | Breadth | 39' 11" | Imperial Feet | 12.1666 | Depth in Hold | 12' 8" | Imperial Feet | 3.8608 | Burthen | 1,091 83⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 | Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1809 | 300 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1809 | 1811/09 | Captain | Charles Foote† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/09 | 1811/09 | Captain | Henry Dawson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/09 | 1812/09 | Captain | Henry Folkes Edgell | BWAS-1793 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1809 | Commissioned in the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/08/12 | Arrived at Woolwich and paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/01 | Broken up at Woolwich | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |