British fifth rate frigate 'Thetis' (1782)

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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1781/09/22BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1781/12BWAS-1714
Launched1782/09/23BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe BWAS-1714
Ship ClassMinerva ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byEdward Hunt BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Randall BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Sold1814/06/09BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck141' 6"Imperial Feet43.1292
Length of Keel117' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet35.6902
Breadth39' 1 ½"Imperial Feet11.9253
Depth in Hold13' 8"Imperial Feet4.1656
Draught Forward10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Draught Aft15' 3"Imperial Feet4.6482
Burthen953 40⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1782/09/23Broadside Weight = 390.5 Imperial Pound ( 177.0921 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck6British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
1805/02Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
1805/07Broadside Weight = 429 Imperial Pound ( 194.5515 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1778/11/06270Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1782/091786/05CaptainJohn BlankettBWAS-1714
1792/121793/09CaptainSir Francis John HartwellBWAS-1714
1793/111798/11CaptainAlexander Inglis CochraneBWAS-1714
1800/021802/02CommanderHenry Edward Reginald BakerBWAS-1714
1802/021802/06CommanderLewis ShepheardBWAS-1714
1805/071808/03CaptainWilliam Hall GageBWAS-1714
1808/031810/06CaptainGeorge MillerBWAS-1714
1810/06/151811CaptainBenjamin WalkerBWAS-1714
18111813CaptainWilliam Henry ByamBWAS-1714
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1800/031802Masters MateJoseph VallackNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1782/09/23building at Rotherhithe at a cost of £12704.8.9dBWAS-1714
1782/09/23Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1782/11/15Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £8628.9.10dBWAS-1714
1783/09/23Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1786/05Paid offBWAS-1714
1790/06Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791/02Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £12169.0.0dBWAS-1714
1792/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/01fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2123.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1794/05/18Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1714
1795/05/17Took the Sixth Rate Flûte La Prévoyante  
1795/05/17Took the Unrated Flûte La Raison  
1795/05/17Took the Sixth Rate Flûte La Prévoyante off Cape Henry 
1798/05Took the Privateer La Revanche  
1798/05Took the Privateer Name Unknown off Halifax, NS 
1798/11Sailed for England and paid offBWAS-1714
1800/01Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1800/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1800/02Re-classed as a 24 gun UnratedTroop Ship  
1800/06Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9240.0.0dBWAS-1714
1802/06Paid offBWAS-1714
1804/10Began repairs at Northfleet BWAS-1714
1805/02/19Re-classed as a 20 gun UnratedTroop Ship  
1805/04/17Re-classed as a 38 gun Fifth RateFrigate  
1805/07RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/08Completed repairs at Northfleet at a cost of £20590.0.0dBWAS-1714
1807Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1808/04/15Sailed with a convoy for St HelenaBWAS-1714
1809/03/31Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1809/12/12Took the Unrated La Nisus at Guadeloupe 
1809/12/13Present at the Actions of December 1809 
1813Paid off into ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1714
1814/06/09Sold at Chatham for £3,430BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 18th of July 2012 07:50

18 May 1794 Thetis 38 Captain Alexander Inglis Cochrane departs Plymouth for Nova Scotia on Fishery protection duty after sailing there from Sheerness

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