British Fifth Rate frigate 'Phoebe' (1795)

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Phoebe	5786
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.5.1794	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	24.9.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Phoebe Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Dudman (1750-1817)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	27.5.1841	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 9"Imperial Inch3.6068 (11′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119' 0"Imperial Inch3.0226 (9′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Inch0.9652 (3′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 5 ½"Imperial Inch0.3302 (1′ 0″ Imperial)
Draught Forward9' 7"Imperial Inch0.2286 (0′ 8″ Imperial)
Draught Aft15' 0"Imperial Inch0.381 (1′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen926 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.9.1795Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1795264 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1795 - 1800Captain Robert Barlow (1757-1843)BWAS-17931.1801 - 6.1801Captain Thomas Baker (1771-1845)BWAS-17936.1802 - 9.1802Captain James Keith ShepardBWAS-179313.9.1802 - 1.1806Captain Thomas Bladen Capel (1776-1853)BWAS-17931.1806 - 1808Captain James OswaldBWAS-17934.1809 - 8.1809Captain Hassard Stackpoole (d.1814)BWAS-17938.1809 - 1814Captain James Hillyer (1769-1843)BWAS-1793

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.11.1802 - 1806Lieutenant Thomas Paul PerkinsNAO8.8.1803 - 1806Lieutenant John HindmarshNAO27.8.1804 - 26.10.1804Acting Lieutenant Alexander DixieNAO26.10.1804 - 1806Lieutenant Alexander DixieNAO26.1.1805 - 1806Lieutenant Daniel O'HeaNAO22.10.1805 - 7.11.1805Lieutenant William Blight (1785-1862)NAO22.1.1806 - 1807Lieutenant Colin Campbell (1787-?)NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
21.11.1805 - 8.3.1807Master Charles Mason White (1772-1850)ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1802 - 4.8.1803Master's Mate Edward BoysNBD184921.10.1805 - 1805Midshipman Prosper Ambrose (d.1848)NBD18491811 - 1.1812Midshipman Philip BondNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.4.1816 - 30.9.1817Shipkeeper William RawlinsADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1794Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
24.9.1795Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £15791.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.10.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
23.12.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £9118.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1.1797Took the Brig L'Atalante (16) of the Scillies
22.12.1797Took the Frigate La Néréide (32)
10.1798Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1798Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £9095.0.0dBWAS-1793
30.12.1798

Sailed from Plymouth on a cruise.

TNC
8.3.1799

Arrived at Plymoiuth from a cruise

TNC
20.3.1799

Sailed from Plymouth for Ireland

TNC
11.10.1799Took the Corvette Le Bordelais (24)
11.10.1799Took the Unrated Le Grand Ferrailleu (18)
21.2.1800Took the Privateer La Belle Garde (14)
11.3.1800Took the Privateer L'Heureux (22)
19.2.1801Took the Frigate L'Africaine (40) in the Mediterranean
6.1801Refitted at Plymouth at a cost of £2,657BWAS-1793
28.9.1802Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
1.1806Began a refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
4.1806Completed refit at a cost of £8,920BWAS-1793
18.1.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1809Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
3.1810Began a repair and refit at PlymouthBWAS-1793
7.1810Completed repair and refit at a cost of £18,427BWAS-1793
18.7.1810Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
12.1810Present at the reduction of MauritiusBWAS-1793
20.5.1811In Action off MadagascarBWAS-1793
20.5.1811Action off Madagascar
9.1811Present in the Java operationsBWAS-1793
9.4.1812Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
23.12.1812Took the Privateer Hunter (14)
1814Paid offBWAS-1793
28.3.1814Took the Frigate Essex (32) at Valparaiso
8.1815Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1.1823Began fitting as a receiving and slop ship at a cost of £1,803BWAS-1793
27.5.1841Sold at Plymouth to Joshua Crystall for £1,750BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

TNCVarious, Periodical

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 18th of June 2016 23:21

23 Dec 1812 Phoebe36 captured American Hunter14, a privateer schooner after a chase during which she threw 12 of her guns overboard. The prize was sent to Plymouth

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 18th of June 2016 22:52

18 Jan 1812 Phoebe36 arrived at Plymouth Dock with dispatches from the East Indies.

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