British Fifth Rate frigate 'Penelope' (1783)

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Penelope
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.9.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1782	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.10.1783	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.1788	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Hermione Class (1780)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1731-1740	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John BartonBritish Ship Builder Service 1782-1813	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	11.1797	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck129' 4"Imperial Feet39.3227
Length of Keel107' 6"Imperial Feet32.6354
Breadth35' 6"Imperial Feet10.6985
Depth in Hold12' 7"Imperial Feet3.7465
Burthen720 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.10.1783Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
25.3.1780220Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.12.1788 - 9.1791Captain ADM 6/23/492BWAS-17149.1791 - 6.1792CaptainBWAS-17143.8.1792 - 23.7.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/170BWAS-17141795 - 5.1796CaptainBWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.12.1788 - 20.8.1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/492ref:61621.7.1790 - 1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/99
Issued by , Nova Scotia - Canada - Saint Lawrence & Nova Scotia
Confirmed 31.12.1790ADM 6/24

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1792 - 1794MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
27.10.1783building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £9786.17.2dBWAS-1714
9.2.1784Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.4.1784Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1788Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1788Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3012.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1788Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.2.1789Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2998.0.0dBWAS-1714
13.2.1789Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.1792Paid offBWAS-1714
6.1792Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1792Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3356.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.10.1792Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
16.4.1793Took the Brig
29.10.1793Took the Frigate off San Domingo
25.11.1793Took the Frigate
4.1.1794Operations against San Domingo
5.1795Operations at San DomingoBWAS-1714
5.1796Paid offBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

ADM 6/24 Archive

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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