British Fifth Rate frigate 'Proselyte' (1780)

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Proselyte	5982
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer frigate 'Le Stanislas' (1779) (26)
Captured	15.6.1780	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1774
Designed by	François Paul Pierre Motard (1735-1793)	NNF-1774
Constructor	M Blanche	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	10.2.1785	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck135' 11"Imperial Feet41.1487
Length of Keel114' 0 ½"Imperial Feet34.7599
Breadth33' 9 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen692 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1781Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1783Broadside Weight = 470 Imperial Pound ( 213.145 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1781220EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1781 - 10.4.1783CaptainJohn Brown (1751-1808) ADM 6/22/240BWAS-171410.4.1783 - 12.1784CaptainJonathon Faulknor (d.1809) ADM 6/23/47BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.4.1783 - 22.4.1783First LieutenantJohn Watherston ADM 6/23/50ADM 6/2315.4.1783 - 29.4.1783Second LieutenantEdward Roe (d.1810) ADM 6/23/50ADM 6/23

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1780PurchasedBWAS-1714
27.12.1780Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1.1781CommissionedBWAS-1714
7.3.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7880.1.1dBWAS-1714
25.4.1781Took the Sixth Rate Frigate Le Rohan Soubise (22)
7.8.1781Took the Privateer L'Hirondelle
3.4.1782Took the Privateer La Jeune Dunkerquoise (9)
1783Paid off
4.1783Recommissioned
6.1783coppering at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
22.5.1784Sailed for Newfoundland
12.1784Paid off
10.2.1785Sold at Portsmouth for £515BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NNF-1774Alain DemerliacBook

ADM 6/23 Archive

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