British Fifth Rate frigate 'Tenedos' (1812)

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Tenedos	6636
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.9.1809	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1810	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.4.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Leda Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Sir Robert Seppings (1767-1840)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	20.3.1875	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck150' 0"Imperial Feet45.72
Length of Keel125' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet38.1032
Breadth40' 4"Imperial Feet12.192
Depth in Hold12' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward10' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Draught Aft14' 10"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen1,082 ³⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.4.1812Broadside Weight = 425 Imperial Pound ( 192.7375 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1794284Design Complement

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1812 - 8.1815CaptainHyde Parker (1784-1854)BWAS-179315.4.1812 - 8.1815CaptainHyde Parker (1784-1854)W033

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1.1812 - 3.6.1815LieutenantLestock Francis Boileau (1785-?)NBD184920.6.1814 - 1815LieutenantThomas Bourchier (1791-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1810Began First cost, including fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
16.6.1812Completed First cost, including fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £36129.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.8.1812Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
21.5.1813Took the Privateer Enterprise (4)
15.1.1815Capture of the President
15.1.1815Took the Frigate President (44)
8.1815Paid off and laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
1819Moved to WoolwichBWAS-1793
7.1820Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
4.1826Laid up at WoolwichBWAS-1793
4.1826Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £26178.0.0dBWAS-1793
1830Moved to SheernessBWAS-1793
1839Moved to ChathamBWAS-1793
12.1842Began fitting as a Convict Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1843Completed fitting as a Convict Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9823.0.0dBWAS-1793
1844Moved to BermudaBWAS-1793
20.3.1875Broken up at BermudaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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