British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aurore' (1793)

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Aurore
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Aurore' (1768) (34) 1768-1793 French 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	29.8.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Denis ChevillardFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth33' 6"Imperial Feet10.1092
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen700Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1793220 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.9.1793 - 9.10.1793Commander ADM 6/25/38BWAS-17939.10.1793 - 1795CaptainBWAS-17933.1795 - 29.11.1795Commander†BWAS-179329.11.1795 - 19.9.1796CommanderBWAS-179319.9.1796 - 24.12.1798CommanderBWAS-179324.12.1798 - 5.1799CommanderBWAS-179323.4.1799 - 1800CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
11.11.1796 - 16.9.1797MidshipmanNAO

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
27.10.1794 - 10.11.17961st Class VolunteerNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
1794Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
3.1795Prison ship at GibraltarBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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