British Fifth Rate frigate 'Lively' (1794)

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Lively	5139
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.2.1793	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1793	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.10.1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Alcmene - Improved Pallas Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Nowlan	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt to avoid capture	14.4.1798	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck135' 3"Imperial Feet41.1502
Length of Keel112' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet34.144
Breadth36' 8 ½"Imperial Feet10.9855
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Draught Forward9' 11"Imperial Feet2.7686
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen805 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.10.1794Broadside Weight = 324 Imperial Pound ( 146.934 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1793241Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1794 - 1795CaptainLord George Stewart (Viscount Garlies) (1768-1834)BWAS-17931795 - 1.3.1795Commander George Burlton (d.1815)BWAS-17934.1795 - 1796CaptainLord George Stewart (Viscount Garlies) (1768-1834)BWAS-17931797 - 1798Captain Benjamin Hallowell (1761-1834)BWAS-17931798 - 13.4.1798Captain James Nicoll Morris (1763-1830)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1795Third Lieutenant Loftus Otway Bland (d.1810)N-GAZ

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
28.12.1794 - 15.10.1795Midshipman Andrew King (1774-1835)NAO1795Midshipman John GrovesADM 171/88.1797 - 14.4.1798Midshipman David BoydNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1795Volunteer Benjamin SimpsonADM 171/817953rd Class Boy Robert WilcoxADM 171/8

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1795Lieutenant of Marines B Burkeref:929

Service History

DateEventSource
26.10.1794Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1.1795Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.3.1795Took the Corvette L'Espion (18) off Brest
13.3.1795Lively vs Tourterelle
13.3.1795Took the Frigate Tourterelle (28) off Ushant
11.11.1795Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
29.5.1797Took the Sloop La Mutine (18) cut out by boats at Santa Cruz
13.4.1798Grounded at Rota Point, near CadizBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

N-GAZJ. W. Norie, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:929Paul Harris Nicolas, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Paul Fields on Friday 14th of July 2017 21:56

The Alcmene class also included HMS Galatea 1794, built in Bursledon. Source Robert Gardner's The Heavy Frigate.

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