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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1795/02/04BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1795/06BWAS-1793
Named1795/08/28BWAS-1793
Launched1796/03/26BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassArtois ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorEdward Sison BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up to Rebuild1805/02/10BWAS-1793
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Clyde' (1806) BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel122' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet37.2047
Breadth39' 3 ½"Imperial Feet11.9761
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet 
Burthen1,002 3494Tons BM 

Armament

1796/03/26Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck12British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1793/03/02270Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1796/041801CaptainSir Charles CunninghamBWAS-1793
1802/061804CaptainJohn LarmourBWAS-1793
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1796/061802/07MidshipmanChristopher BellNBD1849
1800/011803/01MidshipmanEdward Henry A'CourtNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1801/01/011801/103rd Class BoyCharles BealesNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1796/03/26Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1796/06/21Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1797/12/13Took the Privateer Brig Le Succès in the Channel 
1797/12/15Took the Privateer Le Dorado in the Channel 
1798/01/13Took the Privateer Le Bon Ordre in the Channel 
1799/08/20Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Vestale off Rochefort 
1802/06In the North SeaBWAS-1793
1805/02/10Hauled onto a slip at Woolwich to be rebuiltBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 12th of August 2012 20:31

20 Aug 1800 Spanish Veloz 4 taken by Clyde 38 captain Sir Charles Cunningham, in the Channel

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