British Fifth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1782)

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Thetis

7128
Nominal Guns38BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered22.9.1781BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down12.1781BWAS-1714
Launched23.9.1782BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassMinerva ClassBWAS-1714
Designed by Edward Hunt (d.bef.1740)BWAS-1714
Constructor John Randall (1755-1802)BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold9.6.1814BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck141' 6"Imperial Feet42.9805 
Length of Keel117' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet35.6648 
Breadth39' 1 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999 
Depth in Hold13' 8"Imperial Feet4.0301 
Draught Forward10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175 
Draught Aft15' 3"Imperial Feet4.5872 
Burthen953 40⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


23.9.1782Broadside Weight = 390.5 Imperial Pound ( 177.0921 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

2.1805Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

7.1805Broadside Weight = 429 Imperial Pound ( 194.5515 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.11.1778270Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.9.1782 - 2.5.1783Captain John Blankett (1741-1801) ADM 6/23/514BWAS-171421.9.1790 - 22.11.1790Captain James Dickenson (c.1734-1794) Transfered ADM 6/24/68ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 22.11.1790Captain Thomas Laugharne (c.1738-1797) ADM 6/24/84ADM 6/2424.12.1792 - 14.9.1793Captain Francis John Hartwell (1757-1831) ADM 6/24/186BWAS-17144.10.1793 - 30.11.1798Captain Alexander Inglis Cochrane (1758-1832) ADM 6/24/271BWAS-17142.1800 - 2.1802Commander Henry Edward Reginald Baker (d.1820)BWAS-17142.1802 - 6.1802Commander Lewis ShepheardBWAS-17147.1805 - 3.1808Captain William Hall Gage (1777-1864)BWAS-17143.1808 - 6.1810Captain George Miller (d.c.1813)BWAS-171415.6.1810 - 1811Captain Benjamin WalkerBWAS-17141811 - 19.9.1812Captain William Henry ByamBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1795Acting Lieutenant Thomas Cochrane (1775-1860)ADM 171/8

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
29.12.1792 - 14.9.1793Master William ThurmanADM 29-110.10.1793 - 3.12.1798Master Andrew Mackie (d.1813)ADM 29-11795Surgeon's Mate Robert HumeADM 171/8

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1783 - 1786Midshipman Thomas BrowneNBD18493.1800 - 1802Master's Mate Joseph Vallack (1776-1847)NBD1849

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1793 - 7.1797Captain's Servant William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell (1784-1865)ref:61617951st Class Boy James ReadADM 171/8

Service History


DateEventSource
23.9.1782building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £12704.8.9dBWAS-1714
23.9.1782Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
15.11.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8628.9.10dBWAS-1714
23.9.1783Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
17.5.1786

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1790Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
2.1791Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £12169.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1793fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2123.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.9.1793

Paid off

BWAS-1714
18.5.1794Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1714
17.5.1795Action of 1795-05-17
17.5.1795Took the Flûte La Prévoyante (24) off Cape Henry
17.5.1795Took the Flûte La Prévoyante (24)
17.5.1795Took the Flûte La Raison (18)
5.1798Took the Privateer La Revanche (14)
5.1798Took the Privateer Name Unknown (6) off Halifax, NS
13.11.1798

Sailed for England and paid off

BWAS-1714
1.1800Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
2.1800RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1800Refitted as a 24 gun Unrated Troop Ship
6.1800Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9240.0.0dBWAS-1714
24.2.1803

Paid off

BWAS-1714
10.1804Began repairs at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1714
19.2.1805Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Troop Ship
17.4.1805Refitted as a 38 gun Fifth Rate Frigate
7.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1805Completed repairs at Northfleet - Kent at a cost of £20590.0.0dBWAS-1714
1807Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
15.4.1808Sailed with a convoy for St HelenaBWAS-1714
31.3.1809Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
12.12.1809Took the Brig-Corvette La Nisus (16) at Guadeloupe
13.12.1809Actions of December 1809
19.9.1812Paid offBWAS-1714
9.6.1814Sold at Chatham for £3,430BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 18th of July 2012 06:50

18 May 1794 Thetis 38 Captain Alexander Inglis Cochrane departs Plymouth for Nova Scotia on Fishery protection duty after sailing there from Sheerness

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