British Fifth Rate frigate 'Guerriere' (1806)

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Guerriere
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Guerrière' (1799) (38) 1799-1806 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	19.7.1806	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	11.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cherbourg - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Jean-Francois LafosseFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1787-1816	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	19.8.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck155' 9"Imperial Feet47.2482
Length of Keel129' 11 ½"Imperial Feet39.3319
Breadth39' 9"Imperial Feet11.9126
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,092Tons BM

Armament

11.1807Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1807284 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1807 - 1809CaptainBWAS-17931809 - 10.1810CaptainBWAS-179310.1810 - 3.1811CaptainBWAS-17933.1811 - 20.7.1812CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1.8.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.2.1808Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
15.2.1808Took the Privateer
17.7.1808Took the Schooner
1809On the North American stationBWAS-1793
10.1810On the Halifax stationBWAS-1793
19.8.1812Constitution vs Guerriere
19.8.1812Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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