British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1773)

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Ambuscade	3022
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	25.12.1770	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1771	BWAS-1714
Launched	17.9.1773	B028
First Commissioned	31.1.1776	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Amazon Class	B028
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1765	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John BarnardBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1705-1784	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	14.12.1798	B028
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Embuscade' (1798) (32) 1798-1803 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 3"Imperial Feet38.4077
Length of Keel104' 1"Imperial Feet31.7056
Breadth35' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet10.6871
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Draught Forward8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen683 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.9.1773Broadside 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
1776220EstablishmentBWAS-1714

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.1.1776 - 30.1.1779Captain ADM 6/21/153BWAS-171430.1.1779 - 24.3.1779Captain ADM 6/21/505BWAS-171424.3.1779 - 12.7.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/529BWAS-171412.7.1780 - 16.10.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/150BWAS-171425.10.1781 - 15.4.1782Captain ADM 6/22/356BWAS-171415.4.1782 - 30.4.1783Captain ADM 6/22/450ADM 6/2224.10.1787 - 19.11.1787Captain ADM 6/23/431BWAS-171419.11.1787 - 1.12.1789Captain Discharged Dead ADM 6/23/434BWAS-17142.12.1789 - 9.1791Captain ADM 6/24/137
Confirmed 29.9.1791BWAS-17145.12.1789 - 18.5.1790Acting Captain Transfered ADM 196/68/191ADM 19630.9.1794 - 1796Captain ADM 6/25/90BWAS-17141796 - 9.1797Captain TransferedBWAS-17141798 - 14.12.1798CaptainBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1787 - 6.2.1788Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/431ADM 6/231798 - 14.12.1798First Lieutenant†TRN43.4.1798 - 14.12.1798LieutenantTRN4

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
13.1.1791 - 7.1792Midshipmanref:6161799 - 1.1805Master's MateNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
18.4.1795 - 3.17961st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
17.9.1773Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
19.9.1773building at Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards at a cost of £7125.16.9dBWAS-1714
1.10.1773Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1.1776Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1776Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4971.5.9dBWAS-1714
20.7.1776Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1778In North AmericaBWAS-1714
1.1779Commissioned for the Western squadron and paid off later in the yearBWAS-1714
3.1779Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4476.17.11dBWAS-1714
28.6.1779Took the Privateer
23.7.1779Took the Corvette in the North Sea
9.1779Sent to the relief of GuernseyBWAS-1714
4.7.1780Took the Privateer in the North Sea
1.1781In AmericaBWAS-1714
5.1782Took the Privateer in the North Sea
27.6.1782Took the Lugger in the ChannelBWAS-1714
28.6.1782Took the Ship in the North Sea
30.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
3.1784fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1784Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1784Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7808.4.11dBWAS-1714
7.1787Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1788Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2330.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.4.1788Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
5.1790In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1793Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
9.1794RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1795Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £16598.0.0dBWAS-1714
26.5.1796Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
4.1797Took the Schooner in the West Indies
20.11.1798Took the Corvette in the Channel
29.11.1798

Arrived at Spithead with L'Hirondelle

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14.12.1798Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise
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