British Fifth Rate frigate 'Success' (1801)

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Success	19378
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Succès' (1801) (32)
Captured	2.9.1801	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Amazon Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1820	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 0"Imperial Feet38.4048
Length of Keel103' 10 ⅜"Imperial Feet31.4039
Breadth35' 2"Imperial Feet10.6782
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen683 ²⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.9.1801Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1770220Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1802CaptainGeorge Burlton (d.1815)BWAS-17148.1804 - 1806CaptainGeorge ScottBWAS-171418.4.1806 - 8.1810CaptainJohn Ayscough (1775-1864)BWAS-17148.1812 - 1814CommanderThomas BarclayBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1804Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1804RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1804Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1806On the Jamaica StationBWAS-1714
20.11.1806Took the Privateer Le Vengeur (1) Hidden Port, Cuba losing William Duke , First Lieutenant killed , 7 wounded and 1 missingBG
24.12.1807Present at the Occupation of MadieraBWAS-1714
24.12.1807Occupation of Madeira
1.4.1808Sailed for GreenlandBWAS-1714
22.4.1809Sailed with a convoy for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
30.6.1809Destroyed two small privateers in the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
25.4.1810Action at the castle of Terracina
8.1810Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1812RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1812Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Troop Ship
1813In North AmericaBWAS-1714
1814In North AmericaBWAS-1714
1.1814Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
1.1814fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1817Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

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