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Stag6586
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1810/10/17BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1811/01BWAS-1793
Launched1812/09/26BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassApollo ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorRobert Nelson BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1821/09/20BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel121' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet37.103
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Feet11.6586
Depth in Hold13' 3 ½"Imperial Feet4.0513
Draught Forward10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Draught Aft13' 11"Imperial Feet4.2418
Burthen947 3094Tons BM 

Armament

1812/09/26Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1812/081814/11CaptainPhipps HornbyBWAGS1817
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/03/201815/05/02LieutenantGeorge ArglesNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/071813/01MidshipmanWilliam Nettleton BoyceNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1812/09/26Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
1812/11Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
1813/05/19Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1814/11Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1821/01Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
1821/09/20Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
BWAGS1817 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817 - 1863Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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