British Fifth Rate frigate 'Armide' (1806)

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Armide
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Armide' (1804) (40) 1804-1806 French 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	26.9.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Armide Class (1802)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Pierre-Elisabeth RollandFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1774	NNF-1800
Constructor	Pierre-Elisabeth RollandFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1774	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	11.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 11 ½"Imperial Feet46.3423
Length of Keel128' 1"Imperial Feet39.0153
Breadth40' 3"Imperial Feet12.2682
Depth in Hold12' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen1,104 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1809Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1809284 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1809 - 8.1810CaptainBWAS-17938.1810 - 9.1812CaptainBWAS-17938.1812 - 2.1813CaptainBWAS-17932.1813 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 5.1813LieutenantNBD18497.1814 - 8.1814LieutenantW033

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.10.1814 - 10.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1810 - 18122nd Class VolunteerNBD18492.1812 - 11.1812UnknownNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
2.10.1806Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
2.1809Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1809Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.9.1810Action of 1810-09-27
2.6.1813Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
15.8.1814Took the Schooner
16.8.1814Took the Privateer ref:720
14.12.1814Battle of Lake Borgne
11.1815Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:720 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Tuesday 22nd of October 2019 13:38

Thanks, the error has been corrected.

Posted by Oliver Schwarz on Tuesday 22nd of October 2019 13:33

Wrong Temple. Captain John Temple died near Mårup church in 1808. Francis Temple (later Vice-Admiral of the Blue) was commanding the Armide in 1812/1813.
Source: Royal Naval Biography, Vol. II. Part II., by John Marshall, page 911. "Francis Temple, Esq. [...] Captain Temple's advancement to rank of Commander took place July 4, 1803; [...]. His post commission bears date Mar. 12, 1805. Towards the close of the war we find him commanding the Armide frigate on channel service. [...]"
NBD1849 says the same.

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