British Fifth Rate frigate 'Lavinia' (1806)

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Lavinia	5060
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.2.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1798	BWAS-1793
Launched	6.3.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Milford Haven - Pembrokeshire	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Jean-Louis Barrallier (1751-1834)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Philemon Jacobs	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sunk in Collision	1.3.1870	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck158' 1"Imperial Feet48.1584
Length of Keel132' 9 ½"Imperial Feet40.2463
Breadth40' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet12.2111
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Draught Forward11' 6"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen1,171 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1806Broadside Weight = 498 Imperial Pound ( 225.843 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1806 - 1.1808Captain William StuartBWAS-17931.1808 - 6.1808Captain John HancockBWAS-17936.1808 - 11.1810Captain William StuartBWAS-179311.1810 - 1812Captain George DigbyBWAS-1793

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1806 - 7.1809Master's Mate John Adamson (d.1874)NBD18491809 - 1810Midshipman George Peard (1793-1837)RNB18238.8.1809 - 9.1809Midshipman George BeaseleyNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1798Began building at Milford Haven - Pembrokeshire BWAS-1793
6.3.1806Completed building at Milford Haven - Pembrokeshire at a cost of £26927.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.3.1806Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.7.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £15669.0.0dBWAS-1793
30.1.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
28.4.1809Sailed with an East India convoyBWAS-1793
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
17.7.1810Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
1811In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1813fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1815Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1816Laid up at Plymouth until 1835BWAS-1793
9.1816Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £40468.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1836Began fitting as a Lazarette at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1836Completed fitting as a Lazarette at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1837Quarantine service at Liverpool until 1850BWAS-1793
1.1852Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1852Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.3.1870Sunk in a collision with s.s. CimbriaBWAS-1793
31.3.1870Sold 'as she lies'BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

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