British Fifth Rate frigate 'Wilhelmina' (1798)

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Wilhelmina

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Nominal Guns32BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyDutch Fifth Rate frigate 'Die Furie' (1787) (36)
Captured24.10.1798BWAS-1793
ShipyardVlissingen - Zeeland - Walcheren M01
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold1.1813BWAS-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 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.1800 - 4.1800CaptainDavid Atkins (d.1811)BWAS-17934.1800 - 1801CaptainThe Hon. Charles Herbert (1774-1808)BWAS-17931801 - 1803CommanderJames LindBWAS-17933.1803 - 5.1803CommanderWilliam Hugh Dobbie (1771-1830)RNB18235.1803 - 1807CommanderHenry Lambert (d.1813)BWAS-17931807 - 4.1809CaptainCharles Foote (d.1811)BWAS-179328.4.1809 - 3.1811CommanderWilliam Hext (1780-1868)BWAS-17933.1811 - 1812CommanderSamuel LeslieBWAS-17931812 - 1.1813LieutenantGeorge NortonBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1797 - 3.1803MidshipmanBenjamin 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

 
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