| Syren | 6704 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1781/03/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1781/02 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1782/09/24 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Mistleythorne | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Amazon Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | James Betts | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1822/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 126' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 103' 10" | Imperial Feet | 31.6484 | Breadth | 35' 1 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 10.7124 | Depth in Hold | 12' 2" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 679 8⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1782/09/24 | Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1770 | 220 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781/09 | 1783/06 | Captain | William Carlyon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | 1795 | Captain | John Manley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795 | 1796/08 | Captain | Graham Moore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/08 | 1801 | Captain | Thomas Le Marchant Gosselin | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801 | 1802 | Captain | Joshua Sydney Horton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04/28 | 1802/10 | Captain | John Wentworth Loring | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/11 | 1813 | Captain | Edward Woolcombe | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/06/23 | Unknown | Acting Lieutenant | Richard Israel Alleyn | NBD1849 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1782/10/08 | 1783/09 | Master | John Fryer | |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1790/11/24 | Unknown | 1st Class Volunteer | Sir Frederick Whitworth William Aylmer | NBD1849 |
| 1797/08/22 | 1798/01/28 | Able Seaman | George Coulbert | PMD |
| 1798/02/12 | 1800/02/19 | Able Seaman | George Coulbert | PMD |
| 1800/04/03 | 1801/07/31 | Able Seaman | George Coulbert | PMD |
| 1801/08/01 | 1802/04/30 | Quarter Gunner | George Coulbert | PMD |
| 1802/05/01 | 1802/10/13 | Quartermaster's Mate | George Coulbert | PMD |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1782/10/23 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/12/16 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6937.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/10 | fitting at Plymouth at a cost of £234.9.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1789/12 | Began middling repair at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/09 | Completed middling repair at Plymouth at a cost of £7038.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Paid off and then recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/10 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £2161.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/06/13 | Took the Privateer Le Robert | |
| 1795/05/09 | Present at the Action in Carteret Bay | |
| 1797/02/02 | Took the Privateer Cutter Le Sans Peur off Cherbourg | |
| 1797/11 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/02 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9170.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/03 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/08/11 | Present at the Surrender of Surinam | |
| 1799/10 | Occupation of Surinam | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/12 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/06 | Re-classed as a UnratedLazarette | |
| 1805/11 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806 | Lazarette at Milford | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/11 | Sailed to North America but later returned to Milford | BWAS-1714 |
| 1822/09 | Broken up at Pembroke | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| PMD | Private manuscript documents | Book | |