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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1810/12/23BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1811/09BWAS-1793
Launched1813/05/01BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassApollo ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorJoseph Tucker BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1833/08BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck144' 11"Imperial Feet44.1706
Length of Keel121' 5 ⅝"Imperial Feet37.0237
Breadth38' 3 ⅞"Imperial Feet11.6808
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet 
Burthen948 8194Tons BM 

Armament

1813/05/01Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1813/061814CaptainRobert ForbesBWAS-1793
18141815CaptainGeorge Charles MackenzieBWAS-1793
18181818/07CaptainSir George Ralph CollierBWAS-1793
1818/101820CommodoreWilliam BowlesNBD1849
1818/101820CaptainWilliam Bateman DashwoodBWAS-1793
18201821/01CaptainAdam MackenzieBWAS-1793
1821/011821/02CaptainThomas WhiteBWAS-1793
1821/021821/02CommanderFrederick SpencerBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18231824/04/24LieutenantSir Horatio Thomas AustinBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1803/03/17Originally ordered from Benjamin Tanner at Dartmouth, but the firm failed in February 1807BWAS-1793
1810/12/23Re-ordered form Plymouth DockyardBWAS-1793
1811/09Began First cost, including fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1813/05/01Completed First cost, including fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £39430.0.0dBWAS-1793
1813/05/01Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1813/08/20Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1814/01/23Present at the Action of 1814-01-23 
1815/08Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
1816/03Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £4342.0.0dBWAS-1793
1818/07Recommissioned for the African coastBWAS-1793
1833/06Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1833/07Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1833/08Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-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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