British Fifth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1773)

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Thetis	7127
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	25.12.1770	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1771	BWAS-1714
Launched	2.11.1773	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	24.10.1775	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Amazon Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Adams (1713-1805)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	12.5.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 1"Imperial Feet38.4058
Length of Keel104' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet31.7087
Breadth35' 2"Imperial Feet10.6782
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen685 ⁹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.11.1773Broadside 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

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1775 - 30.10.1777CaptainMitchell Graham (c.1734-1795) ADM 6/21/129BWAS-171430.10.1777 - 21.9.1779CaptainJohn Gell (d.1806) ADM 6/21/331BWAS-171421.9.1779 - 12.5.1781CaptainRobert Linzee (c.1740-1805) ADM 6/22/29BWAS-1714

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
10.10.1776 - 14.8.1778Able SeamanHugh Downman (1765-1858)WWNH

Service History

DateEventSource
2.11.1773building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £11891.4.3dBWAS-1714
11.1775Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
25.1.1776Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £771.0.5dBWAS-1714
2.2.1776Sailed for cruisingBWAS-1714
25.3.1777Sailed to meet the East India shipsBWAS-1714
1778Escorted a convoy to AmericaBWAS-1714
12.1778Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3317.16.4dBWAS-1714
27.3.1779Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
29.11.1780Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
12.5.1781Wrecked on a rock of St LuciaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

WWNHJoseph F. Callo, Alastair Wilson, Book

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