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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1794/05/24BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1794/06BWAS-1793
Launched1795/08/31BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardGravesend BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPhoebe ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorWilliam Cleverley BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Wrecked1805/01/12BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 6"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel118' 11"Imperial Feet36.2458
Breadth38' 1"Imperial Feet11.6078
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft14' 6"Imperial Feet4.4196
Burthen917 3794Tons BM 

Armament

1795/08/31Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794/05/29264Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1795/091800/12CaptainCharles JonesBWAS-1793
1800/121801/05CaptainJohn HallidayBWAS-1793
1801/051802CaptainCharles BrisbaneBWAS-1793
18021802CaptainWilliam CumberlandBWAS-1793
1803/021804CaptainRichard Harrison PearsonBWAS-1793
1804/101805/01/13CaptainPatrick CampbellBWAS-1793
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17991802/01MidshipmanEdward BoxerNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1798/07/011799Able SeamanEdward BoxerNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1794/06Began building at Gravesend BWAS-1793
1795/08/31Completed building at Gravesend at a cost of £15080.0.0dBWAS-1793
1795/08/31Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1793
1795/11/26Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £9076.0.0dBWAS-1793
1796/01/07Took the Fifth Rate Flûte La Ville de Lorient  
1796/05/07Took the Unrated La Cigne off Scilly 
1796/07/22Took the Unrated Corvette La Légère off the Scilly Isles 
1797/07/15Took the Privateer Le Duguay Trouin  
1797/09/08Took the Sixth Rate Le Fabius  
1797/10/10Took the Privateer La Brune  
1798/08/26Took the Privateer El Derrepente  
1801/07/22Took the Sixth Rate La Chevrette from Camaret Bay 
1802/06Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/02RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1803/04Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/05/18Took the Privateer Lugger Affronteur  
1803/06/24Took the Privateer La Pelagie  
1805/01/12Wrecked near Quiberon BayBWAS-1793
1805/01/13Wreck burnt to avoid captureBWAS-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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