British Sixth Rate frigate 'Tweed' (1823)

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Tweed
Nominal Guns	28	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.4.1818	B181
Keel Laid Down	12.1820	B181
Launched	14.4.1823	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B181
Ship Class	Atholl Class
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder	B181
Category	Sixth Rate	B181
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	1852	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck113' 8"Imperial Feet34.458
Length of Keel94' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet28.6703
Breadth31' 6"Imperial Feet9.6012
Depth in Hold8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Burthen499 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1823Broadside Weight = 383 Imperial Pound ( 173.6905 kg)B028
Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

1831Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)B181
Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1824175Design complementB181
1831130As a ship-sloopB181

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1835 - 10.1.1837CommanderW0251837 - 1838CommanderW025

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.12.1823 - 2.1825LieutenantNBD184913.12.1824 - 13.12.1825LieutenantNBD184915.3.1825 - 1826UnknownNBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.6.1824 - 1824MidshipmanNBD18491828 - 30.8.1830Master's MateNBD18491841 - 8.10.1841Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1831Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated UnknownB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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