British fifth rate frigate 'Quebec' (1781)

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Quebec6026
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1779/09/15BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1780/06BWAS-1714
Launched1781/05/24BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBursledon BWAS-1714
Ship ClassActive ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byEdward Hunt BWAS-1714
ConstructorGeorge Parsons BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Broken Up1816/07BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 3"Imperial Feet38.481
Length of Keel104' 2"Imperial Feet31.75
Breadth35' 6 ½"Imperial Feet10.8331
Depth in Hold12' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.6957
Draught Forward8' 4"Tons BM 
Draught Aft13' 6"Tons BM 
Burthen699 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1781/05Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
1805/07Broadside Weight = 255 Imperial Pound ( 115.6425 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 24-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1781/05250EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1781/051783CaptainChristopher MasonBWAS-1714
1790/101791CaptainJohn RodneyBWAS-1714
1793/061795/04CaptainJosiah Rogers†BWAS-1714
1795/041796CaptainJames CarpenterBWAS-1714
17961797/11CaptainJohn CookeBWAS-1714
1798/041798/11CaptainSir William George FairfaxBWAS-1714
1799/011801/03CaptainHenry William BayntunBWAS-1714
1801/031801/06CaptainSir Robert MendsBWAS-1714
1801/061802CaptainCharles GrantBWAS-1714
1805/081806/02CaptainGeorge DundasBWAS-1714
1806/021806/05CaptainGeorge M'KinleyBWAS-1714
1806/051807/10CaptainLord Charles John CaryBWAS-1714
18071810CaptainGeorge PoulettBWAS-1714
18101812CaptainCharles Sibthorp John HawtayneBWAS-1714
1812/121813LieutenantThomas LeighBWAS-1714
18141814LieutenantRobert ScallonBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1802/05/021802/05/15Acting LieutenantWilliam HillNAO
1805/08/141809LieutenantRichard Booth BowdenNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18061806MidshipmanThomas BevisNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1781/05/24building at a cost of £16495.8.5dBWAS-1714
1781/05/29Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1781/08/08Completed at Portsmouth, including coppering and fitting at a cost of £16,495.8.5dBWAS-1714
1781/08/08Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1781/09/03Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1782/04/26Took the Letter-of-Marque Ship Hope  
1782/08/27Took the Privateer Warrior  
1782/12/20Present at the Capture of the South Carolina 
1783Paid offBWAS-1714
1790/09Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/10RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1791/03Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5456.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/04Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/06Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £6636.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/11/26Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1794In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1796/03/10Took the Privateer L'Aspic in the Channel 
1796/12/03Took the Unrated L'Africaine off San Domingo 
1797/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1798/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1798/11Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1799/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1799/03Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10428.0.0dBWAS-1714
1799/04Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1803/10fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1805/03Began repairsBWAS-1714
1805/07Completed repairs at a cost of £16736.0.0dBWAS-1714
1805/07Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1805/08RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/10Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/09/04At capitulation of HeligolandBWAS-1714
1809/04/30Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1810Boat attack on the Vlie, a 6-gun privateer destroyed and two others takenBWAS-1714
1810/03/16Took a 10-gun privateerBWAS-1714
1810/11/08Took the Privateer La Jeune Louise at Vlie 
1810/12/02Took the Privateer Le Renard  
1811/08/02Boat attack at Norderley, four gunboats were takenBWAS-1714
1811/10/30Took the Privateer L'Olympia in the North Sea 
1812Paid offBWAS-1714
1812/12Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship  
1813/01fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1814Slop ship at the NoreBWAS-1714
1814Re-classed as a Other VesselsSlop Ship  
1816/07Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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