British Fifth Rate frigate 'Resistance' (1805)

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Resistance

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Nominal Guns38B028
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered7.11.1803BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1804BWAS-1793
Launched10.8.1805B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardRochester - Kent B028
Ship ClassLively ClassB028
Designed byWilliam Rule (d.1816)BWAS-1793
ConstructorCharles RossBWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeFrigate B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Broken Up17.4.1858BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 1 ½"Imperial Feet46.9519 
Length of Keel129' 8"Imperial Feet39.3262 
Breadth39' 7"Imperial Feet11.907 
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132 
Draught Forward10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048 
Draught Aft15' 3"Imperial Feet4.5872 
Burthen1,081Tons BM 

Armament


1805Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1805284EstablishmentBWAS-1793
26.1.1813320EstablishmentBWAS-1793

10 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.8.1805 - 6.4.1810CaptainCharles Adam (1780-1853)BWAS-17936.4.1810 - 1810CommanderJohn HollingworthBWAS-17937.1810 - 1.1813CaptainPhilip Lewis J Rosenhagen (d.1813)BWAS-17931.1813 - 1816CaptainFleetwood Broughton Reynolds PellewBWAS-17935.3.1842 - 11.11.1846CommanderCharles George Edward Patey (1813-1881)W02521.11.1846 - 6.1848CommanderGower Lowe (d.1848)W0256.1848 - 12.9.1848Acting CommanderHumphrey John Julian (d.1848)W02512.9.1848 - 14.9.1848CommanderHumphrey John Julian (d.1848)W02516.4.1850 - 1855MasterManser BradshawW02522.2.1855 - 1856MasterJohn HuntleyBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.6.1806 - 2.1809LieutenantJoseph Bazalgette (1783-1849)NBD184921.3.1842 - 11.1846First LieutenantJacon Ley YoungNBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1806 - 1808MidshipmanJohn BowdenNBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1804Began building at Rochefort - Aunis BWAS-1793
10.8.1805Completed building at Rochefort - Aunis at a cost of £20683.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.8.1805Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
19.10.1805Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £12382.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.12.1807Took the Privateer L'Aigle (14)
7.1810Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
5.10.1813Attack off Anzio
5.1816Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1818Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £43698.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1841Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1842Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Troop Ship
4.1842Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £12085.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1856Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
17.4.1858Completed break up at ChathamBWAS-1793

 
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