British Fifth Rate frigate 'Concorde' (1783)

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Concorde

3659
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyFrench Fifth Rate frigate 'La Concorde' (1777) (32)
Captured15.2.1783BWAS-1714
ShipyardRochefort - Aunis BWAS-1714
Ship ClassConcorde ClassBWAS-1714
Designed by Henri Chevillard (1737-1810)BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold21.1.1811BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck142' 11"Imperial Feet43.2822 
Length of Keel118' 10"Imperial Feet35.9664 
Breadth37' 6"Imperial Feet11.2994 
Depth in Hold11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306 
Burthen888 82⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1783Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1793Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade

12 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1783 - 7.5.1783Captain John Wells Transfered ADM 6/23/106
Confirmed 7.8.1783ADM 6/237.5.1783 - 6.9.1783Captain Augustus Montgomery (d.1797) ADM 6/23/138
Issued by Hugh Pigot (1722-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 12.9.1783ADM 6/2321.9.1790 - 22.11.1790Captain Thomas Foley (1755-1833) ADM 6/24/68ADM 6/2422.11.1790Captain John Maude (d.1796) ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/2411.4.1793 - 13.3.1794Captain Thomas Wells (1759-1811) Transfered ADM 6/24/228BWAS-171413.3.1794 - 12.7.1794CaptainSir Richard John Strachan (6th Baronet of Thornton, Kincardine) (1760-1828) Transfered ADM 6/25/19BWAS-171412.7.1794 - 11.1796Captain Anthony Hunt (d.1798) ADM 6/25/61BWAS-171411.1796 - 6.1797Captain Richard Bagot (d.1798)BWAS-17146.1797 - 8.1797Captain Bartholomew Roberts (d.1798)BWAS-17148.1797 - 1801Captain Robert BartonBWAS-17141802 - 1804Captain John WoodBWAS-17141.2.1806 - 8.9.1807Captain John Cramer (d.c.1850)BWAS-1714

6 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1783 - 1784Midshipman Henry Blackwood (1770-1832)ref:6169.1795 - 1796Midshipman Richard Booth BowdenNBD184927.1.1801 - 1801Midshipman Nicholas Atkin (1791-1852)NBD18496.1802 - 1802Midshipman James AndersonNBD184912.1805 - 12.1806Midshipman Alexander KennedyNBD18491807 - 8.1807Master's Mate Edward Hollingworth Delafosse (1788-?)NBD1849

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1.6.1795 - 9.17951st Class Volunteer Richard Booth BowdenNBD18491798 - 18021st Class Volunteer Richard Glynn VallackNBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1783Paid off at ChathamBWAS-1714
11.1790Began great repair at Frindsbury - Kent BWAS-1714
4.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1793Completed great repair at Frindsbury - Kent at a cost of £18259.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1793Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1793Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6660.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.4.1794Action of 1794-04-23
23.4.1794Took the Frigate L'Engageante (32) in the Channel
20.4.1796Action of 1796-04-20
24.7.1797Took the Privateer Le Poisson Volant (4) off Finisterre
3.1.1798Took the Privateer Le Caye du Pont (16) off St Bartholomew
8.1.1798Took the Privateer La Proserpine (8) off Monserrat
11.2.1798Took the Privateer Le Hardi (8) off Barbuda
13.2.1798Took the Privateer Le Hazard (2) off Montserrat
1.4.1798Took the Privateer La Rosiere (2)
8.9.1798Took the Schooner Le Buonaparte (8)
8.9.1798Took the Schooner L'Amazone (10)
8.9.1798Took the Schooner Le Sauveur (4)
8.9.1798Took the Schooner La Fortune (2)
14.2.1799Took the Privateer La Prudente (18)
12.1800Took the Privateer San Josef (6)
1.12.1800Took the Privateer San Miguel el Volante (1)
27.1.1801Concorde vs Bravoure
7.11.1804Took the Corvette La Fortune (12) ref:692
7.1806Took the Privateer Le Vigilant (2) in the East Indies

 
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