British Fifth Rate frigate 'Amazon' (1799)

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Amazon
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.4.1796	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1796	BWAS-1793
Launched	18.5.1799	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Amazon Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John ToveryBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1776-1784	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck150' 0"Imperial Feet45.72
Length of Keel125' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet38.1191
Breadth39' 5"Imperial Feet11.8872
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen1,038 ⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.5.1799Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1796284Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1799 - 2.4.1801Captain† Discharged DeadBWAS-17933.4.1801 - 1802CaptainBWAS-17938.1802 - 5.1810CaptainBWAS-17935.1810 - 2.1811CaptainBWAS-17932.1811 - 2.1812CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1800 - 5.8.1802First LieutenantNAO1806 - 13.3.1806Lieutenant†TRN5

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.11.1802 - 6.8.1807MasterADM 29-1

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1799 - 27.11.1805MidshipmanNBD18491801 - 2.4.1801Master's MateBG1801 - 2.4.1801Master's MateBG1801 - 2.4.1801MidshipmanBG1801 - 2.4.1801Captain's Clerk†BG1.1806 - 18.7.1810Master's MateNBD18496.1806 - 4.1808MidshipmanNBD18491810 - 2.1812MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
23.8.1808 - 18101st Class VolunteerNBD184917.5.1811 - 2.18121st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.7.1799First cost, including fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £33972.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.2.1800Took the Privateer in the Channel
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
26.7.1803Took the Schooner
24.5.1804Action off Cape Cepet
17.9.1805Took the Privateer off Ushant
13.3.1806Action of 1806-03-13
13.3.1806Took the Ship of the Line in the Atlantic
13.3.1806Took the Frigate in the Atlantic
21.1.1810Took the Privateer
23.3.1811Took the Brig BG
12.1811Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1812Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1793
5.1817Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

TRN5William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

ADM 29-1 Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

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