British Fifth Rate frigate 'Immortalite' (1798)

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Immortalite
Nominal Guns	42	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Immortalité' (1795) (40) 1795-1798 French 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	20.10.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany
Ship Class	Romaine Class (1794)
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1806	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 2"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel123' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet37.5095
Breadth39' 2"Imperial Feet11.8872
Depth in Hold11' 5"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen1,010 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.10.1798Broadside Weight = 351 Imperial Pound ( 159.1785 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1799 - 1.1800CaptainBWAS-17931.1800 - 5.1802CaptainBWAS-17935.1802 - 1806CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.2.1800 - 27.5.1805Carpenter DischargedADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
23.10.1798Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
15.12.1798Registered and establishedBWAS-1793
4.1799Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1800Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
26.10.1800Took the Corvette In the Bay of Biscay
26.1.1801Capture of the Dédaigneuse
27.7.1801Took the Ship at 43°03' N, 11°42' W, off Cape Ortegal MHVA
14.6.1803Action of 1803-06-14
14.9.1803Bombardment of Dieppe
17.7.1805Action off Calais
7.1806Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 29/8 Archive

MHVALars Bruzelius, Web Site

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