| Jewel | 7474 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'Topaze' (1805) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1809/01/22 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Basse-Indre | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1816/02 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 156' 1" | Imperial Feet | 47.5742 | Length of Keel | 129' 5 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 39.4526 | Breadth | 40' 6 ½" | Imperial Feet | 12.3571 | Depth in Hold | 13' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.9624 | Burthen | 1,131 90⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811/01 | Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1809/01/18 | 1810 | Captain | James William King | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810 | 1810 | Captain | William Maude | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/01 | 1814/02 | Captain | Edwards Lloyd Graham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/02 | 1814/07 | Captain | Jeremiah Coghlan | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/07 | 1815 | Captain | Charles Gill | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1814/11/08 | 1815/10 | Lieutenant | William Francis Bond | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1810 | 1815/02 | Midshipman | James Richard Auchinleck | NBD1849 |
| 1810/12 | 1814/02 | Midshipman | Cheesman Henry Binstead | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1809/05/25 | Renamed Alcmene | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/04/14 | Arrived at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/12 | Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/04 | Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/06/17 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/02/17 | Took the Privateer La Fortune off Cagliari | |
| 1813/06/08 | Took the Unrated L'Aigle | |
| 1813/12/23 | Took the Unrated Schooner La Flèche | |
| 1814 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/02 | 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 |