British Fifth Rate frigate 'Carrere' (1801)

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Carrere	3507
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Carrère' (1797) (44)
Captured	3.8.1801	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Venice	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Carrère Class
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck150' 10"Imperial Feet45.72
Length of Keel122' 3 ½"Imperial Feet37.1983
Breadth12' 9"Imperial Feet3.6576
Breadth39' 5 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999
Burthen1,012 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1801Broadside Weight = 462 Imperial Pound ( 209.517 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
3.8.1801 - 10.1802Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland (1777-1839)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1.1802 - 30.7.1803Lieutenant Charles Cumby (1779-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
24.9.1802Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
10.1802Paid off and laid up in OrdinaryBWAS-1793
1.9.1814Sold at Portsmouth for £1,500BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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