British Fourth Rate frigate 'Winchester' (1822)

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Winchester	7425
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.5.1816	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1818	BWAS-1793
Launched	21.6.1822	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Java Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The Surveyors	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Henry Canham	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	8.4.1921	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 0"Imperial Feet52.4256
Length of Keel145' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet44.2024
Breadth43' 4"Imperial Feet13.1403
Depth in Hold14' 3"Imperial Feet4.2863
Burthen1,449 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.6.1822Broadside Weight = 972 Imperial Pound ( 440.802 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Spardeck28 British 42-Pounder Carronade
Spardeck2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.7.1813450Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
12.1828 - 12.1830Captain Charles John Austen (1779-1852)NBD1849

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.1.1832 - 24.2.1833Lieutenant Charles Bolton (1798-?)NBD18491833Lieutenant Jonas Archer AbbottNBD184927.2.1835 - 8.1835Lieutenant John Grenfell (1806-1884)W02529.7.1837 - 1838Lieutenant Thomas Henry Mason (1811-?)W02528.1.1840 - 7.3.1841Lieutenant Frederick Archibald CampbellNBD18497.3.1842 - 5.4.1844Unknown William KellyNBD18497.3.1842 - 1846Lieutenant John McNeill Boyd (d.1861)NBD18497.3.1842 - 1842First Lieutenant William Conrwallis AldhamNBD18499.3.1842 - 1.8.1842Lieutenant Robert Dawes AldrichNL186520.7.1843 - 12.3.1844Lieutenant Montagu BurrowsNBD184913.8.1845 - 23.11.1845Lieutenant George Sayer BoysNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1839 - 13.11.1842Master's Mate Augustus John Burton (1818-?)NBD1849

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

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