British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aurora' (1757)

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Aurora	3195
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate demi-batterie 'L'Abénaquise' (1756) (38)
Named	22.6.1758	BWAS-1714
Captured	23.11.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	18.10.1758	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Quebec - Canada	DBF
Ship Class	Abénaquise Class	DBF
Designed by	Rene-Nicolas Levasseur (Seigneur de St-Armand) (1707-1784)	DBF
Constructor	Rene-Nicolas Levasseur (Seigneur de St-Armand) (1707-1784)	DBF
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	4.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel118' 9"Imperial Feet35.9791
Breadth38' 8 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951
Depth in Hold15' 2"Imperial Feet4.5822
Burthen946 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1758Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck8 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1758 - 13.12.1758Captain Francis William Drake (1724-1787) Transfered ADM 6/18/548ADM 6/1817.1.1759 - 16.1.1761Captain Samuel Scott (c.1718-1774) ADM 6/19/23BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1758Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5678.7.2dBWAS-1714
20.7.1758Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1758Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2170.19.10dBWAS-1714
4.1759Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.6.1759Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3612.3.3dBWAS-1714
3.7.1759Sailed with troops for GibraltarBWAS-1714
30.11.1760SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.12.1760SurveyedBWAS-1714
16.1.1761

Paid off

ADM 33
10.12.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.12.1762Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

DBFJean-Michel Roche, Web Site

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

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