British Sixth Rate frigate 'Hyaena' (1778)

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Hyaena	4829
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.10.1776	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1777	BWAS-1714
Launched	2.3.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	13.1.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Porcupine Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Fisher	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	27.5.1793	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Privateer corvette 'L'Hyene' (1793) (24)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck114' 4"Imperial Feet34.7545
Length of Keel94' 3"Imperial Feet28.6703
Breadth32' 3"Imperial Feet9.7917
Depth in Hold10' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet3.0544
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft12' 3"Imperial Feet3.6957
Burthen521 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.3.1778Broadside Weight = 105 Imperial Pound ( 47.6175 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1776160Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.1.1778 - 17.5.1782CaptainEdward Thompson (c.1737-1787) ADM 6/21/354BWAS-171416.1.1783 - 30.5.1783CaptainPatrick Sinclair (d.1794) ADM 6/23/10BWAS-171422.5.1788 - 11.11.1790CaptainJohn Aylmer (1759-1841) ADM 6/23/461BWAS-171411.11.1790 - 29.10.1791CaptainJames Kinneer (d.1811) ADM 6/24/86BWAS-171430.10.1791 - 16.4.1792CaptainJames Kinneer (d.1811) ADM 6/24/143ADM 6/2416.4.1792 - 27.5.1793CaptainWilliam Hargood (1762-1839) ADM 6/24/162BWAS-1714

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
2.5.1792 - 27.5.1793Captain's ServantWilliam Westcott Daniel (1776-1833)NAO

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1777Began building at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
2.3.1778Completed building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £9179.18.6dBWAS-1714
2.3.1778Began fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
15.5.1778Completed fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
12.1778coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3710.13.7dBWAS-1714
7.3.1779Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
4.1779At the capture of GoreeBWAS-1714
1.1780Sailed to the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
13.8.1780Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
17.5.1782

Paid off

BWAS-1714
10.1782Began refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1.1783RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1783Completed refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5561.11.11dBWAS-1714
6.1788Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.1788Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4439.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1790Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1790Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2485.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791Impressment service at BristolBWAS-1714
7.1791Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1791Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3255.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1792Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
27.5.1793Hyaena vs Concorde
27.5.1793Taken by La Concorde (36) off Hispaniola

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/24 Archive

NAOVariousWeb Site

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