British Fifth Rate frigate 'Triton' (1796)

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Triton	6633
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.4.1796	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1796	BWAS-1793
Launched	5.9.1796	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1793
Designed by	James Gambier	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Frances Barnard (d.1825)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.11.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 0"Imperial Feet43.2816
Length of Keel123' 0 ⅛"Imperial Feet37.4936
Breadth36' 2"Imperial Feet10.9813
Depth in Hold11' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen855 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1796Broadside Weight = 270 Imperial Pound ( 122.445 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1796 - 1800CaptainJohn Gore (1772-1836)BWAS-17931801 - 4.1802CaptainRobert Lewis FitzgeraldBWAS-17937.1803 - 1809CommanderWilliam CashmanBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
29.8.1803 - 1.4.1808LieutenantJames Brockman (d.1845)NBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.1797 - 1797MidshipmanGeorge BarnardNBD184911.1799 - 12.2.1802MidshipmanAlexander BorthwickNBD184924.7.1800 - 24.4.1801Master's MateThe Hon. William Cathcart (1782-1804)B125

Service History

DateEventSource
6.9.1796Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
31.10.1796Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
10.2.1797Took the Cutter Le Recovery (14) in the ChannelBG
11.2.1797Took the Brigantine La Jeune Emilie (10) in the ChannelBG
12.2.1797Took the Cutter Le Difficile (18) in the ChannelBG
3.6.1797Took the Privateer La Rosée (14) in the Channel
11.8.1797Action of 1797-08-11
14.10.1797Took the Privateer Le Furet (4) near Ile Bas
12.1797Took the Privateer La Hélène in the Channel
28.9.1798Took the Schooner L'Araignée (5) in a heavy gale of windBG
10.12.1798Took the Brig L'Impromptu (14)
11.12.1798Took the Brig La Rosée (14) TNC
5.1.1799Took the Brig Name Unknown (14) TNC
29.1.1799Took the Brig L'Aimable Victoire (18) in the ChannelTNC
1.4.1799

Sailed from Plymouth for Africa

TNC
8.5.1799

Sailed from Plymouth

TNC
17.5.1799

Sailed from Plymouth with dispatches

TNC
13.9.1799Took the Lugger Le Saint Jacques (6)
15.10.1799Capture of Spanish Treasure Ships
17.10.1799Took the Frigate Santa Brigida (34) off Cape Finisterre
10.2.1800Took the Brig Vedette (14) in the East Indies
10.2.1800Took the Brig Vedette (14) near Black Rocks
4.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1803Recommissioned as a guard ship at WaterfordBWAS-1793
7.1803Refitted as a Other Vessels Receiving Ship
8.1810fitting as a Guardship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

B125John Knox Laughton, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

TNCVarious, Periodical

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