| Doris | 7588 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1794/05/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1794/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1795/08/31 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Gravesend | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Phoebe Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | William Cleverley | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Wrecked | 1805/01/12 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 142' 6" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 118' 11" | Imperial Feet | 36.2458 | Breadth | 38' 1" | Imperial Feet | 11.6078 | Depth in Hold | 13' 5" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 10' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.048 | Draught Aft | 14' 6" | Imperial Feet | 4.4196 | Burthen | 917 37⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795/08/31 | Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1794/05/29 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/09 | 1800/12 | Captain | Charles Jones† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/12 | 1801/05 | Captain | John Halliday | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/05 | 1802 | Captain | Charles Brisbane | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802 | 1802 | Captain | William Cumberland | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/02 | 1804 | Captain | Richard Harrison Pearson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/10 | 1805/01/13 | Captain | Patrick Campbell | BWAS-1793 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799 | 1802/01 | Midshipman | Edward Boxer | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/07/01 | 1799 | Able Seaman | Edward Boxer | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1794/06 | Began building at Gravesend | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/08/31 | Completed building at Gravesend at a cost of £15080.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/08/31 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/11/26 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £9076.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/01/07 | Took the Fifth Rate Flûte La Ville de Lorient | |
| 1796/05/07 | Took the Unrated La Cigne off Scilly | |
| 1796/07/22 | Took the Unrated Corvette La Légère off the Scilly Isles | |
| 1797/07/15 | Took the Privateer Le Duguay Trouin | |
| 1797/09/08 | Took the Sixth Rate Le Fabius | |
| 1797/10/10 | Took the Privateer La Brune | |
| 1798/08/26 | Took the Privateer El Derrepente | |
| 1801/07/22 | Took the Sixth Rate La Chevrette from Camaret Bay | |
| 1802/06 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/05/18 | Took the Privateer Lugger Affronteur | |
| 1803/06/24 | Took the Privateer La Pelagie | |
| 1805/01/12 | Wrecked near Quiberon Bay | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/01/13 | Wreck burnt to avoid capture | 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 |