| Iris | 6774 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1781/10/05 | B028 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1782/01 | B028 | |
| Launched | 1783/05/02 | B028 | |
| First Commissioned | 1790/06 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | B028 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford (Grove Street) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Amazon Class | B028 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | B028 | |
| Constructor | Balthazar Adams | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | B028 | |
| Broken Up | 1833/10 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 126' 2 ½" | Imperial Feet | 38.4683 | Length of Keel | 104' 3 ⅛" | Imperial Feet | 31.7786 | Breadth | 35' 3 ½" | Imperial Feet | 10.7569 | Depth in Hold | 12' 2 ½" | Imperial Feet | 3.7211 | Burthen | 687 90⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783/05/02 | 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 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1811/10 | 1814 | Vice-Admiral of the White | Robert Murray | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1790/06 | 1790 | Captain | Thomas Wells | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/12 | 1791 | Lieutenant | Thomas Smith | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | 1794 | Captain | George Lumsdaine | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794 | 1796/07 | Captain | William Hargood | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/07 | 1797/12 | Captain | Thomas Surridge | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/12 | 1801 | Captain | George Brisac | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/09 | 1801/12 | Captain | The Hon. Philip Wodehouse | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802 | 1802 | Captain | David Atkins | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | 1805/09 | Captain | Edward Brace | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/09 | 1806/05 | Captain | Thomas Lavie | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/05 | 1806/07 | Captain | John Laugharne | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/07 | 1809 | Captain | John Tower | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810 | 1810 | Captain | Granville Proby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/10 | 1814 | Captain | Richard Curry | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814/05/26 | 1815 | Commander | John Gardner Mcbride M'Killop | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/01/01 | 1796/08/04 | Midshipman | William Westcott Daniel | NAO |
| 1811/12 | 1815/01/12 | Midshipman | James Thomas Cookney | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/10/08 | 1794/12/31 | Volunteer | William Westcott Daniel | NAO |
| 1805/03/05 | 1806 | 1st Class Boy | Francis Brace | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1783/05/02 | building at Deptford (Grove Street) at a cost of £11619.15.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/05/17 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/08/28 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1789/11 | Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07/09 | Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £3287.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03/06 | Took the Privateer La Custine in the North Sea | |
| 1793/04/26 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05/13 | Action vs Citoyenne Française - Iris vs Citoyenne Française | |
| 1796/07 | Commissioned for the North Sea | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/06/01 | Took the Privateer Le Légère off the Scaw | |
| 1799/09/15 | Took the Privateer Schooner Pegasus in the North Sea | |
| 1803/10 | Lent to Trinity House | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/10 | fitting at Unknown | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/06 | At Woolwich | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/09 | Began repairs at Rotherhithe | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/02 | Completed repairs at Rotherhithe at a cost of £12875.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/04 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/10/21 | Took the Privateer San Pedro | |
| 1808/01/24 | Took the Privateer Le Marsouin | |
| 1809/11/18 | Renamed Solebay | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/08 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/10 | Flagship at Yarmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/10 | Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship | |
| 1811/10 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814/11 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1815/03 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1815/08 | Lent to the Marine Society | BWAS-1714 |
| 1833/10 | Broken up at Deptford | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |