British Fifth Rate frigate 'Chesapeake' (1813)

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Chesapeake	3596
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Fifth Rate frigate 'Chesapeake' (1799) (36)
Captured	1.6.1813	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Gosport Shipyard - Gosport	DANFS
Designed by	Josiah Fox (1763-1847)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Humphreys, Huttan & Delavue	DANFS
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	18.8.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck151' 8"Imperial Feet46.0288
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248
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

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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