British Fifth Rate frigate 'Terpsichore' (1785)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Terpsichore	6773
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.7.1782	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1782	BWAS-1714
Launched	17.12.1785	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Mistley	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Amazon Class
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	James Betts	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	11.1830	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 0"Imperial Feet38.4048
Length of Keel103' 11 ⅝"Imperial Feet31.4103
Breadth35' 1 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Draught Forward7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Draught Aft11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen682 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.12.1785Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1770220Design Complement

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1793 - 9.1794CaptainSampson Edwards (1745-1840)BWAS-17149.1794 - 24.7.1797CaptainRichard Bowen (1761-1797)†BWAS-171426.7.1797 - 1801CaptainWilliam Hall Gage (1777-1864)BWAS-17141801 - 1803CaptainJohn MackellarBWAS-17141804 - 4.1805CaptainWalter Bathurst (1764-1827)BWAS-171410.4.1805 - 1806CaptainHenry Lambert (d.1813)BWAS-17141806 - 7.1806CommanderJoseph Bradby Bogue (d.1806)†BWAS-17147.1806 - 1807CaptainWilliam James LyeBWAS-17141807 - 8.1807LieutenantAugustus Leveson Rogers Collins (1782-1808)BWAS-17148.1807 - 28.12.1807LieutenantWilliam WellsBWAS-17141808 - 1809CaptainWilliam Augustus MontaguBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 24.7.1797LieutenantGeorge Thorp (1777-1797)†TRN4

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799MidshipmanJoseph Bazalgette (1783-1849)NBD18491803 - 8.1807MidshipmanJohn George Aplin (1790-1861)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
17.12.1785building at Mistleythorne at a cost of £8295.18.3dBWAS-1714
31.1.1786Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
11.1786Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4025.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1793Began repairs at Northfleet BWAS-1714
8.1793Completed repairs at Northfleet at a cost of £2979.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1793Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
8.10.1793Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £5833.0.0dBWAS-1714
20.12.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
16.8.1794Took the Privateer La Montague
1795In the North SeaBWAS-1714
22.2.1796Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
13.10.1796Terpsichore vs Mahonesa
13.10.1796Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Mahonesa (34) off Cap de Gata, near Malaga
13.12.1796Terpsichore vs Vestale
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
1.3.1797Terpsichore vs Santissima Trinidad
24.7.1797Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
1798Blockade of MaltaBWAS-1714
23.6.1799Took the Unrated San Antonio (14)
21.6.1801Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
27.8.1804Took the Privateer Le Zéphyr
10.7.1807Took the Unrated Brig-Corvette Le Jaseur (12)
15.3.1808Terpsichore vs Sémillante
1809Returned home with a convoyBWAS-1714
12.1810Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1811Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1812In ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1714
1814In ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1816In ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1714
11.1830Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

TRN4William Laid ClowesDigital Book

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Friday 22nd of March 2019 20:02	Tim Oakley	British Fifth Rate ship 'Sheerness' (1787) (44)
Friday 22nd of March 2019 16:52	AvM	British bomb vessel 'Sulphur' (1797) (10)
Friday 22nd of March 2019 16:50	AvM	British bomb vessel 'Sulphur' (1797) (10)
Wednesday 20th of March 2019 17:16	Grammont	French Privateer 'Le Duc d'Orléans' (1707)
Wednesday 20th of March 2019 16:05	Cy	French Privateer 'Le Duc d'Orléans' (1707)

GDPR Statement