British Fifth Rate frigate 'Pitt' (1807)

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Pitt -> 1807 Doris	3950
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously
Ordered	5.6.1803	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	25.4.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	24.3.1807	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard
Ship Class	Perseverance Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Edward Hunt (d.bef.1740)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	4.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck137' 0"Imperial Feet41.7576
Length of Keel113' 2 ½"Imperial Feet34.4551
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen869 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.3.1807Broadside Weight = 354.5 Imperial Pound ( 160.7661 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779260Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1808 - 1810CaptainChristopher Cole (1770-1836)BWAS-17931810 - 1812CaptainWilliam James LyeBWAS-17931812 - 12.1812CommanderJohn HarperBWAS-17931.1813 - 1815CaptainRobert O'Brien (d.1838)BWAS-17931816CaptainJohn Allen (1774-1854)BWAS-17933.1821 - 4.1822CaptainThomas Graham (d.1822)†BWAS-17934.1822 - 1824CaptainFrederick VernonBWAS-17931824 - 1.1825CaptainWilliam James Hope Johnstone (1798-1878)BWAS-17932.1825 - 4.1829CaptainSir John Gordon SinclairBWAS-1793

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.4.1810 - 29.10.1810Acting LieutenantHenry Brett (1790-?)NBD184929.10.1810 - 6.3.1813LieutenantHenry Brett (1790-?)NBD18496.1.1812 - 3.6.1815LieutenantLestock Francis Boileau (1785-?)NBD18495.8.1822 - 29.10.1822Acting LieutenantCharles Ramsay Drinkwater (1802-?)NBD184929.10.1822 - 12.1.1825LieutenantCharles Ramsay Drinkwater (1802-?)NBD184913.2.1825 - 4.1829LieutenantRobert Augustus Bradshaw (1800-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
24.3.1807First cost, including fitting at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay at a cost of £39774.0.0dBWAS-1793
26.8.1807Renamed DorisBWAS-1793
1808Commissioned at BombayBWAS-1793
29.11.1810Capture of Mauritius
9.1811At the capture of JavaBWAS-1793
1812Sailed to the UKBWAS-1793
8.11.1812Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
12.1812Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1813Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £13787.0.0dBWAS-1793
25.3.1813Sailed for ChinaBWAS-1793
10.1817Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
4.1818Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4250.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1821Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.1821Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £13337.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1829Sold at ValparaisoBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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