British Fifth Rate frigate 'Blonde' (1760)

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Blonde
Nominal Guns	32
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Blonde' (1755) (30) 1755-1760 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	28.2.1760
First Commissioned	27.8.1760
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Blonde Class (1755)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	21.5.1782

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck133' 0"Imperial Feet40.5384
Length of Keel109' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet33.2296
Breadth34' 10"Imperial Feet10.3632
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Burthen703 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1760Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1760220 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.8.1760 - 20.2.1763Captain ADM 6/19/193BWAS-17144.12.1775 - 9.1.1777Captain ADM 6/21/140BWAS-17149.1.1777 - 8.5.1779Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/248BWAS-17147.2.1779 - 23.9.1781Captain Transfered ADM 107/23/229
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 7.7.1784BWAS-171424.9.1781 - 21.5.1782Captain ADM 6/22/488
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 3.7.1782BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.8.1760 - 20.2.1763First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/193ADM 6/196.1776 - 7.11.1776Acting Second LieutenantNDARVII

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
30.6.1777 - 7.4.1781Midshipman LES/6/6ref:1697

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
27.9.1776 - 27.2.1777Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
2.7.1760Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £3855.17.1dBWAS-1714
19.8.1760Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
20.10.1760Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4319.13.1dBWAS-1714
3.1761Took an 18-gun West-Indiaman and a 12-gun privateerBWAS-1714
11.2.1762Took the Ship BG
20.2.1763Paid offADM 51
8.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
14.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1770Began great repair at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
12.1772Completed great repair at Deptford - London at a cost of £11727.19.2dBWAS-1714
11.1775Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
12.1775RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1776Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4233.6.2dBWAS-1714
7.4.1776Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
18.4.1777Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
31.5.1778Took the Brig
7.5.1779Took the Privateer
24.7.1779Penobscot Expedition
18.9.1780Took the Ship
30.9.1781Paid offADM 51

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