British Fifth Rate frigate 'Concorde' (1783)

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Concorde	3659
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Concorde' (1777) (32)
Captured	15.2.1783	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rochefort	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Concorde Class
Designed by	Henri Chevillard (1737-1810)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	21.1.1811	BWAS-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

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1793 - 1794CaptainThomas Wells (1759-1811)BWAS-17141794 - 8.1794CaptainRichard John Strachan (d.1828)BWAS-17148.1794 - 11.1796CaptainAnthony Hunt (d.1798)BWAS-171411.1796 - 6.1797CaptainRichard Bagot (d.1798)BWAS-17146.1797 - 8.1797CaptainBartholomew Roberts (d.1798)BWAS-17148.1797 - 1801CaptainRobert BartonBWAS-17141802 - 1804CaptainJohn WoodBWAS-17141.2.1806 - 9.1807CaptainJohn CramerBWAS-1714

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1783 - 1784MidshipmanHenry Blackwood (1770-1832)ref:6169.1795 - 1796MidshipmanRichard Booth BowdenNBD184927.1.1801 - 1801MidshipmanNicholas Atkin (1791-1852)NBD18496.1802 - 1802MidshipmanJames AndersonNBD184912.1805 - 12.1806MidshipmanAlexander KennedyNBD18491807 - 8.1807Master's MateEdward Hollingworth Delafosse (1788-?)NBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.6.1795 - 9.17951st Class VolunteerRichard Booth BowdenNBD18491798 - 18021st Class VolunteerRichard Glynn VallackNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1783Paid off at ChathamBWAS-1714
11.1790Began great repair at Frindsbury BWAS-1714
4.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1793Completed great repair at Frindsbury at a cost of £18259.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1793Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
5.1793Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6660.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.4.1794Action of 1794-04-23
23.4.1794Took the Fifth Rate 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 Privateer Schooner Le Buonaparte (8)
8.9.1798Took the Privateer Schooner L'Amazone (10)
8.9.1798Took the Privateer Schooner Le Sauveur (4)
8.9.1798Took the Privateer 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 Privateer Corvette La Fortune (12) ref:692
7.1806Took the Privateer Le Vigilant (2) in the East Indies

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ref:616Nicholas TracyBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

ref:692JJ SaleinWeb Site

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