British Fifth Rate frigate 'Beaulieu' (1791)

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Beaulieu	3258
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Keel Laid Down	1790	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.5.1791	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Henry Adams (1713-1805)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Adams (1713-1805)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	8.1806	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck143' 3"Imperial Feet43.5882
Length of Keel122' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet37.2015
Breadth39' 6"Imperial Feet11.9041
Depth in Hold15' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet4.5879
Burthen1,019 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1793Broadside Weight = 434 Imperial Pound ( 196.819 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 9-Pounder

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1793 - 26.7.1793CaptainLord William Carnegie (7^th Earl Northesk) (1756-1831) Transfered ADM 6/24/197ADM 6/2411.1793 - 11.1794Captain John SalisburyBWAS-171411.1794 - 50.17.1794Captain Edward Riou (1762-1801)BWAS-17149.1795 - 12.1795Captain Henry William Bayntun (1766-1840)BWAS-171412.1795 - 3.1796Captain Francis Laforey (1767-1835)BWAS-17143.1796 - 7.1797Captain Lancelot Skynner (1766-1799)BWAS-17147.1797 - 1800Captain Francis Fayerman (d.1819)BWAS-17141.1801 - 4.1802Captain Stephen Poyntz (d.1847)BWAS-17144.1804 - 2.1805Captain Charles EkinsBWAS-17142.1805 - 1806Captain Kenneth MckenzieBWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.10.1796 - 8.1.1797Master Bartholomew JacksonADM 29-1

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
12.10.1805 - 11.2.1806Able Seaman William LangleyADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
16.6.1790Purchased at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £12397.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.5.1791coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5391.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.4.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.1794At the capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
4.1794At GuadaloupeBWAS-1714
2.12.1794Captured a French sloopBWAS-1714
14.4.1795Took the Schooner Le Spartiate in the West Indies
11.3.1796Took the Flûte Le Marsouin (22)
8.8.1796Mermaid vs Vengeance
12.1796Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1797Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7315.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
29.1.1799

Arrived at Portsmouth from Spithead

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1.6.1799Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1800With the Channel fleetBWAS-1714
22.7.1801Took the Sixth Rate La Chevrette (20) from Camaret Bay
4.1802Paid off and laid up in ordinaryBWAS-1714
1.1804Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1804RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1804Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.1804Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.6.1806Breaking up began at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

TNCVarious, Periodical

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