| Proserpine | 5991 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1776/05/14 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1776/06 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1777/07/07 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Harwich | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Enterprise Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Barnard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Wrecked | 1799/02/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 120' 6" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 99' 0" | Imperial Feet | 30.1752 | Breadth | 33' 7 ½" | Imperial Feet | 10.2489 | Depth in Hold | 11' 0" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 595 37⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777/07/07 | Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 12 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1780 | Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1771/01/03 | 200 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1777/07/25 | 1778/12 | Captain | Evelyn Sutton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/12 | 1779 | Captain | Francis Parry | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779 | 1779/04/03 | Commander | George Anson Byron | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/04/03 | 1781/11 | Captain | George Anson Byron | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/11 | 1783/09 | Captain | Thomas Taylor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | 1791/05 | Captain | Edward Tyrrel Smith | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/05 | 1794/07 | Captain | James Alms | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/01/04 | 1798 | Captain | Willoughby Thomas Lake | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798 | 1799/02/01 | Captain | James Wallis | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1777/07/07 | building at Harwich at a cost of £6326.2.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/07/21 | Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/09/23 | Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £4649.1.3d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/11 | In the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/07/27 | Present at the 1st Battle of Ushant | |
| 1779/03/27 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/07/06 | Present at the Battle of Grenada | |
| 1779/10/21 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Alcmene | |
| 1779/12/29 | Took the Sixth Rate Ship Le Sphinx | |
| 1781/06/09 | Sailed with a convoy to Oporto | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03/23 | Took the Unrated Packet Brig Active | |
| 1782/08/02 | Took the Privateer Le Voltigeur | |
| 1782/09/11 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/07 | Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/12 | Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £10220.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | Began fitting at Rotherhithe | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/08 | Completed fitting at Rotherhithe at a cost of £5395.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/08/23 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/08/03 | Took the Privateer Schooner Unity near Shetland | |
| 1799/02/01 | Wrecked in the Elbe estuary | BWAS-1714 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1782/09 | 1782/12 | Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782 | Lord Richard Howe |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |