British Fifth Rate frigate 'Chesapeake' (1813)

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Chesapeake

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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyAmerican Fifth Rate frigate 'Chesapeake' (1799) (36)
Captured1.6.1813BWAS-1793
ShipyardGosport Shipyard - Gosport DANFS
Designed byJosiah Fox (1763-1847)BWAS-1793
Constructor Humphreys, Huttan & DelavueDANFS
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold18.8.1819BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248 
Length of Gundeck151' 8"Imperial Feet46.0288 
Length of Keel127' 5"Imperial Feet38.7143 
Breadth40' 11"Imperial Feet12.2174 
Moulded Breadth40' 4"Imperial Feet12.2936 
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386 
Burthen1,134 63⁄94Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck152' 8"Imperial Feet46.3335 
Breadth41' 3"Imperial Feet12.573 
Depth in Hold20' 1"Imperial Feet6.1214 
Burthen1,244Tons BM 

Armament


1813Broadside 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

3 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 10.2.1814CommanderAlexander GordonBWAS-179310.2.1814 - 10.1814CaptainAlexander GordonBWAS-17939.10.1814 - 1814CaptainGeorge BurdettBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1815MidshipmanWilliam Burt (1799-?)NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
9.10.1814Arrived at Plymouth to repair defectsBWAS-1793
9.1815Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
18.8.1819Sold to Joshua Holmes for £3,450BWAS-1793


Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
DANFSDictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsUnknownWeb Site
NBD1849A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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