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 - Aunis	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Concorde Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Henri Chevillard (1737-1810)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
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

12 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1783 - 7.5.1783Captain John Wells ADM 6/23/106
Commission 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
Commission 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) ADM 6/24/228BWAS-171413.3.1794 - 12.7.1794CaptainSir Richard John Strachan (6^th Baronet of Thornton, Kincardine) (1760-1828) 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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:692J. J. Salein, Web Site

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