British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785)

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Romulus	6240
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.12.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1782	BWAS-1714
Launched	21.9.1785	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.1790	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Flora Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Edward Greaves	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	11.1816	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck137' 2"Imperial Feet41.759
Length of Keel113' 0"Imperial Feet34.4424
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Feet11.5919
Depth in Hold13' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Draught Forward9' 5 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Draught Aft13' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen879 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.9.1785Broadside Weight = 345 Imperial Pound ( 156.4578 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.11.1778260Design Complement

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.5.1790 - 9.1791Captain Thomas Lennox Frederick (1750-1799) ADM 6/24/26BWAS-171422.1.1793 - 8.1794Captain John Sutton ADM 6/24/196BWAS-17148.1794 - 2.1798Captain George Johnstone Hope (1767-1818)BWAS-17145.2.1798 - 5.1798Captain Henry HeathcoteBWAS-17146.1799 - 1801Commander John Culverhouse (1760-1809)BWAS-17141.1802 - 22.1.1802Lieutenant Thomas Staines (1776-1830)BWAS-17144.1803 - 1.1804Commander Woodley LosackBWAS-17141.1804 - 10.4.1804Commander Charles PellyBWAS-17145.1804 - 1805Commander Thomas Burton (d.1843)BWAS-17149.1810 - 3.1812Commander David BalgonieBWAS-17143.1812 - 12.1813Commander George William Henry KnightBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1809 - 12.1810Lieutenant George Hubert Rye (1782-1854)NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
15.3.1804 - 25.8.1806Master Alexander Pyper (d.1826)ADM29-1

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1794 - 8.6.1795Midshipman Philip Bowes Vere Broke (1776-1841)ref:6161795Midshipman Isaac ShawADM 171/813.1.1797 - 12.11.1797MidshipmanThe Hon. William Cathcart (1782-1804)B1251800 - 11.1802Midshipman George Charles BlakeNBD18491804 - 1.1805Master's Mate William Absolon (1789-?)NBD1849

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
21.8.1796 - 13.1.1797Able SeamanThe Hon. William Cathcart (1782-1804)B1252.7.1799 - 18001st Class Volunteer George Charles BlakeNBD184917.8.1803 - 18031st Class Volunteer William Eardley Amiel (1792-1864)NL186526.10.1803 - 1804Ordinary Seaman William Absolon (1789-?)NBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1795Private William KingstonADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
21.9.1785building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £11154.5.4dBWAS-1714
11.10.1785Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
2.5.1786Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1736.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1790Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.7.1790Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2333.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1793fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5512.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.4.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
24.5.1797Took the Brig Nuestra Señora del Rosario (14) off Cadiz
1798Paid offBWAS-1714
6.1799RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1799Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop Ship
6.1799Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1799Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £10246.0.0dBWAS-1714
1802Paid offBWAS-1714
26.3.1803Refitted as a 32 gun Unrated Floating Battery
4.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
6.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3167.0.0dBWAS-1714
1807In ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1714
6.1810Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
9.1810RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1810Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop Ship
10.1810Completed fittingBWAS-1714
7.1813Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Hospital Ship
24.7.1813Hospital ship at BermudaBWAS-1714
12.1813Paid off at BermudaBWAS-1714
11.1816Broken up at BermudaBWAS-1714

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