British Sixth Rate frigate 'Carysfort' (1766)

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Carysfort

3510
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Ordered1761/02/20BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1764/06BWAS-1714
Named1765/07/29BWAS-1714
Launched1766/08/23BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCoventry Class
Designed byThomas SladeBWAS-1714
ConstructorWilliam GrayBWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate
Sold1813/04/28BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 4"Imperial Feet35.972
Length of Keel97' 3 ½"Imperial Feet29.5783
Breadth33' 8"Imperial Feet10.1261
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen586 30⁄94Tons BM

Armament


1766/08/23Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

1780/02Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

1794Broadside Weight = 195 Imperial Pound ( 88.4328 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1767/06 - 1770/02CaptainGeorge VandeputBWAS-17141770/02 - 1773/07CaptainWilliam HayBWAS-17141775/12 - 1778/11CaptainRobert FanshaweBWAS-17141779/08 - 1780/11CaptainWilliam CummingBWAS-17141780/11 - 1782/12CaptainWilliam PeacockBWAS-17141782/12 - 1783/01CaptainJohn MarkhamBWAS-17141786/12 - 1790/05CaptainMathew SmithBWAS-17141793/08 - 1795CaptainFrancis LaforeyBWAS-17141795 - 1796/03CaptainJohn MurrayBWAS-17141796/03 - 1796/12CaptainThomas AlexanderBWAS-17141796/08 - 1798/02Acting CaptainCharles AdamNBD18491796/12 - 1798CaptainJohn TurnorBWAS-17141798/01/18 - 1798/12CaptainWilliam HillsBWAS-17141798/12 - 1800/08CaptainVolant Vashon BallardBWAS-17141800/08 - 1801CaptainSir Adam DrummondBWAS-17141802/05 - 1802/09CaptainGeorge MundyBWAS-17141802/09 - 1804/06CaptainRobert Fanshawe†BWAS-17141804/10/17 - 1806/03CaptainJohn Charles WoolcombeBWAS-17141806/03 - 1806/08CaptainKenneth MckenzieBWAS-1714

Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1802/10/15 - 1805/02/19First LieutenantDonald CampbellNBD1849

Petty Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1787/01 - 1790/06MidshipmanGeorge Ralph Collierref:616

Crewmen


DatesRankNameSource
1786/12/05 - 1790/05/23ServantAndrew KingNAO

Service History


DateEventSource
1766/08/23building at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £11101.14.11dBWAS-1714
1767/08/11fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £1614.13.3dBWAS-1714
1767/09/20Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1770/05/09Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1771Returned homeBWAS-1714
1772/04/09Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1773/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1775/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1777/04Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1777/05Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £2735.5.7dBWAS-1714
1780/06/13Took the Privateer L'Espérance
1780/12Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1783/01Paid offBWAS-1714
1785/04Began great repair at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
1785/07Completed great repair at Rotherhithe at a cost of £15255.0.0dBWAS-1714
1786/11Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1787/01Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £1697.0.0dBWAS-1714
1787/04Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1790/05Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/04Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/08RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/09Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £7401.0.0dBWAS-1714
1794/05/29Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Castor (32) Off Lands End
1794/05/29Carysfort vs Castor
1796/02/24Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1796/08/19Took the Unrated L'Alerte (16)
1801/04Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/06Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1804/03Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1806/03/24Took the Unrated Brig-Corvette Le Lutin (16) off Martinique
1806/08Laid upBWAS-1714
1813/04/28Sold at Deptford for £1,800BWAS-1714
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Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
ref:616 Who's Who in Nelson's NavyNicholas TracyBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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