British Fifth Rate frigate 'President' (1806)

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President -> 1815 Piedmontaise
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le President' (1804) (40)
Captured	27.9.1806	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	12.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Basse-Indre - Nantes	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Gloire Class	NNF-1800
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander Forfait (1752-1807)	NNF-1800
Constructor	Mathurin Crucy	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	12.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck158' 0"Imperial Feet48.1584
Length of Keel132' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet40.2527
Breadth40' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet12.2111
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen1,147 ⁶¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.9.1806Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1807284 BWAS-1793

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1807 - 1809CaptainAdam Mackenzie (d.1823)BWAS-17931809CaptainSir Charles Marsh Schomberg (d.1835)BWAS-17931809 - 1810CaptainAdam Mackenzie (d.1823)BWAS-17931810 - 5.1813CaptainSamuel Warren (d.1839)BWAS-17935.1813 - 4.1814CaptainFrancis Mason (1779-?)BWAS-17934.1814 - 1815CaptainArchibald DuffBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.6.1813 - 4.9.1815LieutenantJohn BarclayNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1809 - 1810MidshipmanFrederick William Beechey (1796-?)NBD18499.1813 - 3.1815MidshipmanJames CrutchleyNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1.10.1806Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
8.1807Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1808Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.5.1808Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1793
31.12.1810Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
5.1813On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
10.7.1813Reduction of San Sebastien
19.8.1815Renamed PiedmontaiseBWAS-1793
12.1815Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NNF-1800Alain DemerliacBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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