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Nominal Guns46BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1815/08/24BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1817/02BWAS-1793
Launched1819/07/08BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPembroke Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassLeda ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1879/10/08BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck150' 1 ½"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel125' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet38.2079
Length of Keel125' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet 
Breadth40' 0 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Breadth39' 11"Imperial Feet 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft14' 4"Imperial Feet4.3688
Burthen1,069 594Tons BM 
Burthen1,062 7994Tons BM 

Armament

1819/07/08Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794284Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1843/05/131848CaptainJohn Alexander DuntzeNBD1849
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1843/05/16UnknownLieutenantEdward David AsheNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1819/07/24Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1819/08/27Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1847/10Harbour flagship at WoolwichBWAS-1793
1879/10/08Breaking up completed at ChathamBWAS-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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