British Fifth Rate frigate 'Boadicea' (1797)

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Boadicea	3347
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.4.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	9.1795	BWAS-1793
Named	14.11.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	12.4.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Balthazar Adams (1766-1821)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	22.5.1858	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck148' 6"Imperial Feet45.1136
Length of Keel124' 0 ½"Imperial Feet37.8079
Breadth39' 8"Imperial Feet11.9098
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Burthen1,038 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1797Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1797284 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1797 - 3.1801Captain Richard Goodwin Keats (1757-1834)BWAS-17933.1801 - 1802Captain Charles Rowley (1770-1845)BWAS-179312.1802 - 6.1808Captain John MaitlandBWAS-17936.1808 - 2.1811Captain John HatleyBWAS-179316.2.1811 - 5.1811Captain Ralph NevilleBWAS-179310.1824 - 19.12.1826CaptainSir James Brisbane (1774-1826)†BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1824 - 2.12.1825Lieutenant Andrew Baird (d.1881)NBD18494.8.1826 - 18.1.1827Lieutenant William Cuppage (d.1856)NBD18493.1827 - 7.1827Landman Charles CaldecotNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.7.1797 - 5.5.1802Master Thomas PriceADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1799 - 7.1800Midshipman George Brown (1784-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1795Began building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1793
12.4.1797Completed building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £16885.0.0dBWAS-1793
17.4.1797Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.9.1797Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £30669.0.0dBWAS-1793
19.10.1797Took the Brig Le Zéphyr (8) BG
17.11.1797Took the Corvette Le Railleur (20) in the ChannelBG
9.12.1798Took the Ship L'Invincible Général Bonaparte (18) BG
20.2.1799Took the Cutter Le Milan (14) in the Channel
8.3.1799Took the Privateer Le Requin (14)
1.4.1799Took the Sloop L'Utile (16) in the ChannelBG
2.7.1799Attack on Aix Roads
6.1800Quiberon operationsBWAS-1793
14.7.1800Took the in the Channel
1.1801Took the Gunvessel La Bombarde off Brest
20.8.1801Took the Sixth Rate Neptuno (20) by boats at Corunna
12.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1793
3.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1803Took a small privateerBWAS-1793
29.8.1803Action of 1803-08-29
25.11.1803Took the Lugger Le Vautour (12) off Finisterre
1804Off RochefortBWAS-1793
2.11.1805Sighted Dumanoir's squadronBWAS-1793
15.12.1805Sighted Leissegue's and Willaumez's squadrons in the AtlanticBWAS-1793
1806On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
1807On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
9.2.1809Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
7.1810Occupation of St Paul , ReunionBWAS-1793
6.7.1810The Capture of Reunion
12.9.1810Capture of the Africaine
17.9.1810Capture of the Ceylon
18.9.1810Took the Frigate Ceylon (32) off Mauritius
18.9.1810Took the Frigate La Vénus (40) off Reunion
19.10.1810Off Port Louis, MauritiusTRN5
5.1811Laid up in Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.1815Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1816Laid up in Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
8.1816Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £35433.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1824RecommissionedBWAS-1793
10.1824Recommissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
10.1824Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1825In the Burma WarBWAS-1793
1.1825Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £9387.0.0dBWAS-1793
1827Returned homeBWAS-1793
12.1829Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1830Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £10027.0.0dBWAS-1793
1831Laid upBWAS-1793
1854Harbour serviceBWAS-1793
22.5.1858Breaking up completed at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 29-1 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

TRN5William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

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