British Fifth Rate frigate 'Amphitrite' (1804)

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Amphitrite -> 1805 Blanche
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Amfitrite' (1796) (40) 1796-1804 Spanish 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	25.11.1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1805	B028
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	4.3.1807	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck150' 1"Imperial Feet45.7205
Length of Keel122' 3 ⅝"Imperial Feet37.2015
Breadth39' 11"Imperial Feet11.89
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen1.036 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 393 Imperial Pound ( 178.2255 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805284 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 9.4.1805CommanderBWAS-179310.4.1805 - 5.1805Captainref:11555.1805 - 2.1806CaptainBWAS-17931806CaptainNBD184923.1.1806 - 6.1806CaptainBWAS-17936.1806 - 4.3.1807CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1806 - 1807LieutenantNAO1807 - 4.3.1807First LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.8.1805Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
16.10.1805Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
28.11.1805Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
3.12.1805Renamed Blanche
22.2.1806Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
19.7.1806Guerriere vs Blanche
19.7.1806Took the Frigate off the Faroe Islands
4.3.1807Wrecked off UshantNBD1849

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

3DECKSManu Blasco, Cy Harrison, Web Site

ref:1155 Digital Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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