| Surveillante | 6989 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'Surveillante' (1802) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1803/11/30 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1804/05/01 | ||
| Shipyard | Basse-Indre | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1814/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 151' 6" | Imperial Feet | 46.1772 | Length of Keel | 126' 11 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 38.6906 | Breadth | 40' 3" | Imperial Feet | 12.2682 | Depth in Hold | 12' 8" | Imperial Feet | 3.8608 | Burthen | 1,093 60⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804/05 | Broadside Weight = 485 Imperial Pound ( 219.9475 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1804/05 | 284 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/05/01 | 1804/06 | Captain | William Cathcart† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/07 | 1806/09 | Captain | John Bligh | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/03 | 1812 | Captain | George Ralph Collier | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812 | 1812 | Captain | Edward Tucker | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812 | 1813/12 | Captain | Sir George Ralph Collier | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/07/30 | 1812/09/30 | Acting Captain | Robert Bloye | NBD1849 |
| 1813/12 | 1814/08 | Captain | Robert Elliott | BWAS-1793 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804 | 1805/03 | Midshipman | Wilson Braddyll Bigland | NBD1849 |
| 1810 | Unknown | Midshipman | Herbert Ashton | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1806/03 | Took the Unrated Schooner El Serpadon by boat in the San Juan river | |
| 1806/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/09 | Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard | |
| 1807/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/04/28 | Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard | |
| 1808/01/22 | Sailed for South America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/04/15 | Sailed for Lisbon | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/10/30 | Took the Privateer Le Milan off Ushant | |
| 1809/12/03 | Took the Privateer La Countess Laure off Ushant | |
| 1810 | In the Channel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/05/01 | Took the Privateer La Créole off Ushant | |
| 1812/06 | North coast of Spain | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/04/27 | Took the Privateer Schooner Tom off Ushant | |
| 1813/06/01 | Took the Privateer Schooner Orders in Council off Ushant | |
| 1814/08 | Paid off at Woolwich and 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 |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |