British Fifth Rate frigate 'Pyramus' (1810)

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Pyramus	6023
Nominal Guns	36
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.1808
Keel Laid Down	11.1808
Launched	22.1.1810
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	10.11.1879

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck141' 1"Imperial Feet42.9768
Length of Keel117' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet35.6775
Breadth38' 5"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen920 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1810Broadside Weight = 444 Imperial Pound ( 201.354 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1810264 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1810 - 9.1812CaptainBWAS-17939.1812 - 4.1814CaptainBWAS-17932.1821 - 6.1825CaptainBWAS-17936.1825CaptainBWAS-17936.1826 - 1829CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1827 - 21.10.1827Rear-AdmiralODNB

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
29.12.1823 - 10.10.1824LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1824 - 17.6.1825Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1824 - 1827MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
29.6.1805Originally ordered from Greensword & Kidwell at Ichenor, laid down 1806/04, builders went bankrupt in 1807 and reordered from Portsmouth DockyardBWAS-1793
11.1808Began First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1810Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
22.1.1810Completed First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £18842.0.0dBWAS-1793
1813In the ChannelBWAS-1793
15.4.1813Took the Privateer
20.4.1813Took the Schooner
18.2.1814Took the Schooner BG
4.1814fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £736.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1819Laid upBWAS-1793
3.1819Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1819Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £32127.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1821Recommissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
2.1821Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1821Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £9104.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1825Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1826RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.1829Began very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1829Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1829Completed very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8477.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1832Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1833Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8477.0.0dBWAS-1793
1834At HalifaxBWAS-1793
10.11.1879Sold to break up at Halifax for £1,600BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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