British Fifth Rate frigate 'Prudente' (1779)

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Prudente	6012
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Prudente' (1778) (32)
Captured	2.6.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Iphigenie Class	NNF-1774
Designed by	Leon-Michel Guignance (1731-1805)	NNF-1774
Constructor	Marion Brillantais	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	3.1.1803	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck140' 6 ½"Imperial Feet42.6847
Length of Keel118' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet35.9696
Breadth37' 11 ½"Imperial Feet11.2903
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen909 ⁵²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1780Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1780255 BWAS-1714

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1780 - 21.3.1782CaptainWilliam Waldegrave (1753-1825)BWAS-171421.3.1782 - 11.1782CaptainCharles Fitzgerald (1756-1810) ADM 6/22/428BWAS-171410.5.1790 - 1790CaptainHenry Trollope (1756-1839) ADM 6/24/26BWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1.7.1790 - 2.12.1790MidshipmanGeorge Vandepot Crosbe (1774-1826)BPvN

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
22.5.1790 - 30.6.1790Able SeamanGeorge Vandepot Crosbe (1774-1826)BPvN

Service History

DateEventSource
22.9.1779RegisteredBWAS-1714
14.11.1779Began coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.7.1780Action off Cape Ortegal
1781Sailed to the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
26.1.1781Took the Frigate L'Américain (32) in the Channel
12.12.17812nd Battle of Ushant
16.2.1782Took the Frigate L'Aigle (40)
25.4.1782Took the Cutter Le Marquis de Castries (18) off Cape Clear, after 36 hours chace.BG
11.1782Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1790Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1790Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3089.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1796Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
4.1796fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
80.40.7800Completed coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £10746.16.9dBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NNF-1774Alain DemerliacBook

BPvN Web Site

BGOfficialWeb Site

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