British Fifth Rate frigate 'Minerve' (1795)

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Minerve
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Minerve' (1794) (42) 1794-1795 French 42 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	24.6.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Junon Class	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1728	NNF-1774
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1728	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	3.7.1803	BWAS-1793
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Minerve' (1803) (38) 1803-1809 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1803 Renamed "Canonniere"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 4 ½"Imperial Feet46.9519
Length of Keel130' 0 ⅛"Imperial Feet39.6272
Breadth39' 11"Imperial Feet11.89
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen1,101 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1795Broadside Weight = 425 Imperial Pound ( 192.7375 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795300EstablishmentBWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1795 - 8.1795CaptainBWAS-17938.1795 - 4.1796CaptainBWAS-179311.1.1796 - 5.1796CaptainBWAS-17938.1796 - 1802CaptainBWAS-179310.1802 - 8.5.1803CaptainBWAS-17938.5.1803 - 3.6.1803CaptainNBD18493.6.1803 - 3.7.1803CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.12.1796 - 13.2.1797CommodoreBWAS-1793

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1796 - 13.6.1797LieutenantBWAS-17931796 - 20.12.1797First LieutenantBWAS-17938.1796 - 20.12.1796Second LieutenantBWAS-179315.12.1796 - 20.12.1796Flag LieutenantODNB13.6.1797 - 26.7.1797CommanderBWAS-179329.11.1797 - 4.1.1799Acting LieutenantNBD18491800 - 16.12.1803LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
24.1.1797 - 3.3.1797Master's MateNAO

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
22.9.1798 - 17991st Class VolunteerNBD184912.1802 - 2.7.18031st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
28.4.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
6.1795Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.1795Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
8.1795RecommissionedBWAS-1793
19.12.1796Minerve vs Sabina
23.12.1796Took the Privateer off Sardinia
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
29.5.1797Took the Sloop cut out by boats at Santa Cruz
26.4.1798RegisteredBWAS-1793
26.4.1798Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
14.5.1798Operations against Ostend
21.9.1798Completed fitting at Portsmouth at a cost of £12,866BWAS-1793
2.3.1800Took the Brig in the morning on the Lisbon stationBG
4.1800Took the Privateer
4.1800Took the Privateer
15.5.1800Took the Privateer in the Mediterranean
2.9.1801Action of 1801-09-02
2.9.1801Took the Frigate
1802Paid offBWAS-1793
10.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1793
3.7.1803Capture of the Minerve
3.7.1803Taken by while grounded off Cherbourg
3.7.1803Taken by while grounded off Cherbourg
3.2.1810Retaken by but not re-added to the Royal Navy

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.5.1798-20.5.1798	Raid on Ostend	Home Riggs PophamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1783-1820

Notes on Ship

I believe she retained her original French guns until the 1798 refit in Portsmouth

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

NAOVarious, Web Site

BGOfficial, Web Site

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