British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aimable' (1782)

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Aimable	2936
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Aimable' (1776) (32) 1776-1782 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	19.4.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Alcmème Class (1773)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Chevalier Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	5.1814	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck133' 5"Imperial Feet40.5422
Length of Keel109' 5"Imperial Feet33.2373
Breadth36' 8"Imperial Feet11.0067
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen782 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1782Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1791Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1782220 BWAS-1714

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1782 - 29.7.1783Captain ADM 6/23/154
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 22.10.1783BWAS-17147.2.1793 - 5.1795Captain ADM 6/24/205BWAS-17145.1795 - 7.1795CaptainBWAS-17147.1795 - 2.1796Captain TransferedBWAS-17147.7.1796 - 4.1797CaptainBWAS-17144.1797 - 27.10.1798CaptainBWAS-171424.12.1798 - 11.9.1802Captain DischargedBWAS-17142.10.1803 - 14.8.1805CaptainBWAS-17148.1805CaptainBWAS-17148.1805 - 7.1807CaptainBWAS-17147.1807 - 9.1810CaptainBWAS-17149.1810 - 6.2.1811CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.1795 - 30.5.1795Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 107/3/274BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790 - 1790First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/241804LieutenantTRN5

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.9.1797 - 4.9.1798Surgeon ADM 101/81/4ADM 10114.1.1799 - 26.9.1800MasterADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1794 - 1795MidshipmanNBD18491797Master's MateNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
2.1806 - 18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
21.7.1782Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
11.1782Blockade of Cap FrancoisBWAS-1714
29.1.1783Registered, backdated to date of captureBWAS-1714
26.4.1783

Sailed from Jamaica for England

Jamaica BWAS-1714
12.7.1783

Arrived at Chatham, paid off and was laid up

Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1790Began great repair at Rochester - Kent BWAS-1714
12.1792Completed great repair at Rochester - Kent at a cost of £15727.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1792Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
2.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1793Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6268.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1793Took the Privateer in the Channel
22.5.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
26.5.1793Took the Privateer
23.5.1794Took the Gabarre off the Hyeres
5.5.1795Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
22.7.1796Aimable vs Pensée
15.9.1796Took the Privateer BWAS-1793
6.4.1797Took the Privateer BG
6.4.1798Took the Privateer off Puerto Rico
8.4.1798Took the Privateer off Puerto Rico
20.4.1798Took the Privateer
10.1798Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
27.10.1798

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.1798RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1799Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £6691.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.6.1799Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
20.11.1799Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
17.12.1799Action of 1799-12-17
1801In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1803Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
9.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1803Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8405.0.0dBWAS-1714
16.5.1804Attack on Ver Huell's squadron
1805In the North SeaBWAS-1714
11.11.1807Took the Privateer
2.1.1809Took the Corvette
2.1.1809Took the Corvette off Dieppe
7.7.1809Operations in the Elbe
25.11.1810Stranded on Berwick Bar but refloatedBWAS-1714
5.1814Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

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