British Fifth Rate frigate 'Nereide' (1797)

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Nereide	5530
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Néréide' (1779) (32)
Named	12.2.1798	BWAS-1793
Captured	20.12.1797	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	3.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Sibylle Class	NNF-1774
Designed by	Jacques-Noël Sané (1740-1831)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jean Geoffroy	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	28.6.1810	BWAS-1793
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Néréide' (1810) (32)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 5"Imperial Feet43.2846
Length of Keel118' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet35.9823
Breadth37' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet11.2967
Depth in Hold11' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen892 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1799Broadside Weight = 348 Imperial Pound ( 157.818 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1799254 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1799 - 1802Captain Frederick WatkinsBWAS-17931802 - 9.1802CaptainSir Robert Mends (d.1823)BWAS-17938.1806 - 1808Captain Robert Corbet (d.1810)BWAS-17931808 - 3.1810Captain Josias Rowley (1756-1842)BWAS-179312.3.1810 - 4.1810Captain William GordonBWAS-17934.1810 - 28.6.1810Commander Nesbit Josiah WilloughbyBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.8.1806 - 9.2.1809First Lieutenant William Blight (1785-1862)NBD18498.1811 - 5.1811Acting Lieutenant George BeaseleyNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1802Midshipman Nicholas Alexander (1789-1852)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
28.12.1797Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
12.1798Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.12.1798

Docked at Plymouth

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6.1799Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1805Began repairs at Turnchapel - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1806Completed repairs at Turnchapel - Plymouth at a cost of £10432.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.11.1806Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
20.11.1806Took the Unrated Velox (10) in the Atlantic
25.11.1806Took the Privateer Brilliante (4)
1.5.1810Took the Unrated L'Estafette (14)
28.6.1810Taken by the French
6.7.1810The Capture of Reunion
23.8.1810Battle of Mauritius

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

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