| San Fiorenzo | 6342 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'La Minerve' (1782) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1794/02/19 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Toulon | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1837/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 148' 8" | Imperial Feet | 45.3136 | Length of Keel | 124' 4 ⅛" | Imperial Feet | 37.9 | Breadth | 39' 6" | Imperial Feet | 12.0396 | Depth in Hold | 13' 3" | Imperial Feet | 4.0386 | Burthen | 1,031 68⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795/08 | Broadside Weight = 357 Imperial Pound ( 161.8995 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1795 | 274 | Establishment | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/02/13 | 253 | Complement of men and boys prior to the [Action of 1805-02-13] | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/02 | 1794/07 | Captain | Charles Tyler | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/07 | 1794/11 | Captain | Charles Hamilton | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/06 | 1800 | Captain | Harry Burrard Neale | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/01 | 1802/05 | Captain | Charles William Paterson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/05 | 1804 | Captain | Arthur Batt Bingham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | 1806 | Captain | BWAS-1793 | |
| 1805/02 | 1805/03 | Acting Captain | Henry Lambert | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/03 | 1806 | Captain | BWAS-1793 | |
| 1805/03/08 | 1806 | Lieutenant | William Dawson | W005 |
| 1806 | 1807 | Captain | Patrick Campbell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | 1808/03/08 | Captain | George Nicholas Hardinge† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/03/20 | 1808/10 | Captain | John Bastard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/03 | 1810/03 | Captain | Henry Matson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/05 | 1810 | Commander | Edmund Sexten Parry Knox | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/07/10 | 1794/12/08 | Lieutenant | John Bowker | NBD1849 |
| 1805 | 1805/03/08 | Lieutenant | William Dawson | W005 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/07/14 | 1794/03/22 | Carpenter | William Bunce | NAO |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805 | 1805 | Midshipman | Samuel Marsingal | W005 |
| 1805/02/13 | Unknown | Midshipman | Christopher H B Lefroy | W005 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1794/02/19 | Found scuttled at San Fiorenzo, Corsica after damage received from shore batteries on 1794/02/18. She was raised and added to the Royal Navy. | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/11/22 | Arrived at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/05 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/05/30 | Registered | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/08/14 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £8459.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/03/09 | Present at the Action of 1797-03-09 | |
| 1797/03/09 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Resistance off Brest | |
| 1797/06/03 | Took the Privateer L'Unité off Owers | |
| 1797/06/03 | Took the Privateer La Rosée in the Channel | |
| 1797/07/01 | Took the Privateer Le Castor off Scilly Isles | |
| 1798/12 | Took a 6-gun Spanish privateer | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/04/09 | Present at the Action of 1799-04-09 | |
| 1799/07/02 | Present at the Attack on Aix Roads | |
| 1801/01 | To the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/01/14 | Took the Unrated Chasse-Maree Le Passe Partout off the Malabar coast | |
| 1805/02/13 | Present at the Action of 1805-02-13 | |
| 1805/02/13 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Psyche off the Malabar coast | |
| 1808/03 | Paid off sometime after March | |
| 1808/03/06 | Action vs Pièmontaise - Taking of the Piemontaise | |
| 1808/03/08 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Pièmontaise off Ceylon | |
| 1809/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/03 | Began fitting for Baltic service | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/06 | Completed refit at Woolwich | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/03 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/05 | Re-classed as a 22 gun UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1810/06 | Began fitting as a Troopship at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/10 | Completed fitting as a Troopship at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/09 | Placed in ordinary at Chatham | |
| 1812/09 | fitting as a Receiving Ship at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/04 | Began fitting as a Lazarette at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/08 | Completed fitting as a Lazarette at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1837/09 | Broken up at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W005 | Naval History of Great Britain | William James | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |