British Fifth Rate frigate 'Wilhelmina' (1798)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update Le Volontaire (4)
Update Pierre Joseph Regnier (d.1772)
Added Victor du Hamel de La Bothelière
Update La Terpsichore (30)
Update La Mignonne (16)
Update La Sauvage (32)
Update La Comète (30)
Added Chevalier Louis Le Moenne de Launay (Seigneur de la Chesnaye)
Update L'Hector (74)
Update Le Tonnant (84)
See more...

Wilhelmina	7412
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fifth Rate frigate 'Die Furie' (1787) (36)
Captured	24.10.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Vlissingen - Zeeland - Walcheren	M01
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.1813	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck133' 0"Imperial Feet40.5384
Length of Keel109' 1"Imperial Feet33.226
Breadth37' 9"Imperial Feet11.3103
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Burthen826 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1800Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 12-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1800121Establishment as a troopshipW005

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1800 - 4.1800Captain David Atkins (d.1811)BWAS-17934.1800 - 1801CaptainThe Hon. Charles Herbert (1774-1808)BWAS-17931801 - 1803Commander James LindBWAS-17933.1803 - 5.1803Commander William Hugh Dobbie (1771-1830)RNB18235.1803 - 1807Commander Henry Lambert (d.1813)BWAS-17931807 - 4.1809Captain Charles Foote (d.1811)BWAS-179328.4.1809 - 3.1811Commander William Hext (1780-1868)BWAS-17933.1811 - 1812Commander Samuel LeslieBWAS-17931812 - 1.1813Lieutenant George NortonBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1797 - 3.1803Midshipman Benjamin John Bray (1786-1846)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
24.10.1798Taken by Sirius in the North SeaBWAS-1793
17.11.1798Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
1.1800Started fitting a a troopship at WoolwichBWAS-1793
1.1800Began fitting as a Troopship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
9.1800Completed fitting at a cost of £10,914BWAS-1793
9.1800Completed fitting as a Troopship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1801Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
11.4.1804Wilhelmina vs Psyche
1812Guard ship at PenangBWAS-1793
1.1813Sold at PenangBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

W005William James, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Thursday 4th of March 2021 15:09	paula	Richard Tyrrell (1691-1766)
Sunday 28th of February 2021 15:40	ulrich_hanke	Danish yacht 'Vildanden' (1789)
Sunday 28th of February 2021 10:49	Paul Walsh	British Fifth Rate ship 'Fellowship' (1643) (28)
Sunday 28th of February 2021 10:06	Cy	Philip Carteret (d.1748)
Sunday 28th of February 2021 06:20	Albert Parker	Philip Carteret (d.1748)

GDPR Statement