British Sixth Rate frigate 'Atholl' (1820)

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Atholl
Nominal Guns	28	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.10.1816	B181
Keel Laid Down	11.1818	B181
Launched	23.11.1820	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B181
Ship Class	Atholl Class (1817)	B181
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	B181
Category	Sixth Rate	B181
Ship Type	Frigate	B181
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B181
Broken Up	4.1863	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck113' 8"Imperial Feet34.458
Length of Keel94' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet28.6703
Breadth31' 6"Imperial Feet9.6012
Depth in Hold8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Burthen499 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.11.1820Broadside Weight = 383 Imperial Pound ( 173.6905 kg)B181
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
20.5.1817175Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
28.11.1820 - 1821CaptainNBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.8.1824 - 10.1827LieutenantNBD18494.5.1829 - 6.1.1830LieutenantW033

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1830 - 31.10.1830Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1824 - 8.1826MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.11.1830Took the Merchantman because slaver shipBWAS-1817
7.1832Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Troop ShipB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1871 Archive

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Posted by PAUL PHILLIPS on Saturday 27th of July 2019 20:31

HMS Alligator had a Lieutenant Durell de Saumaritz in 1828. Famous navy family in the Channel Islands.

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