British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hyperion' (1807)

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Hyperion	4833
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.6.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	3.11.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William Gibson	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1833	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 9"Imperial Feet43.5864
Length of Keel188' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet57.3056
Breadth39' 4 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen978 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1808Broadside Weight = 396 Imperial Pound ( 179.586 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1808254 BWAS-1793

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1808 - 3.1811Captain Thomas Charles Brodie (d.1811)†BWAS-17935.1811 - 1.1815Captain William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837)BWAS-179324.1.1815 - 8.4.1815Captain James Lillicrap (1770-1851)NBD18498.4.1815 - 8.1815Captain William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837)BWAS-17939.1818 - 4.1821Captain Thomas Searle (1777-1849)BWAS-17936.4.1821 - 24.10.1823Captain James Lillicrap (1770-1851)NBD18491.1825 - 5.1831Captain William James MingayBWAS-1793

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1807 - 31.5.1808Lieutenant John BrineNBD18493.1823 - 29.5.1823Acting Lieutenant William TurnerNBD184930.5.1823 - 3.1824Lieutenant William TurnerNBD18495.3.1825 - 24.12.1825Lieutenant Joseph Cammelleri (1794-1860)NBD18495.3.1825 - 25.9.1826Lieutenant William Henry Brand (1790-1867)NBD184923.8.1825 - 9.3.1827Lieutenant Henry Esch Atkinson (1792-1857)NBD184922.9.1825 - 1.1828Lieutenant Samuel BakerNBD184930.9.1825 - 3.1831Lieutenant William Edward Curlewis (1789-1847)NBD184927.3.1826 - 15.4.1829Lieutenant Richard Buxton (1795-1849)NBD18491828Lieutenant Alexander Buchanan (1793-?)NBD184918.11.1828 - 24.3.1831Lieutenant Henry Hope BinghamNBD184927.19.1828 - 24.3.1831LieutenantSir William Richmond Ashby (1792-1867)NBD18491829 - 24.4.1831Lieutenant William Batt (1793-?)NBD184919.3.1830 - 4.4.1831Lieutenant Thomas Carey (1797-?)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
13.7.1820 - 18201st Class Volunteer George Manley AlldridgeNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1806Began building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1793
3.11.1807Completed building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber at a cost of £20165.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.12.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.4.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
29.6.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
14.1.1810Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
13.5.1812Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
3.6.1814Took the Brig Rattlesnake (16)
8.1815Paid off and laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.1818Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.1818Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1821Paid off and recommissioned for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1.1825RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.1825Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
3.1825Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
5.1831Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1833Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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