British Fifth Rate frigate 'Doris' (1795)

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Doris	7588
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.5.1794	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	31.8.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Gravesend - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Phoebe Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William Cleverley	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	12.1.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 6"Imperial Feet43.2852
Length of Keel118' 11"Imperial Feet35.9678
Breadth38' 1"Imperial Feet11.5856
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet4.0047
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Burthen917 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

31.8.1795Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.5.1794264Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1795 - 12.1800CaptainCharles Jones (d.1800)†BWAS-179312.1800 - 5.1801CaptainJohn HallidayBWAS-17935.1801 - 1802CaptainCharles Brisbane (1769-1829)BWAS-17931802CaptainWilliam CumberlandBWAS-17932.1803 - 9.1803CaptainRichard Harrison PearsonBWAS-17939.1803 - 13.1.1805CaptainPatrick Campbell (1773-1841)ref:616

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1797 - 10.1797LieutenantRichard Byron (1769-1837)ref:61619.5.1800 - 7.1801LieutenantWalter Burke (d.1801)†TNC22.2.1801 - 19.6.1802LieutenantGeorge Vandepot Crosbe (1774-1826)BPvN1812 - 9.10.1813LieutenantGeorge Butler (1791-?)NBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 1.1802MidshipmanEdward Boxer (1784-?)NBD18495.1800 - 10.1802MidshipmanWilliam BroadwaterNBD18491812Master's MateJohn Everrest CabburnNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.7.1798 - 1799Able SeamanEdward Boxer (1784-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1794Began building at Gravesend - Kent BWAS-1793
31.8.1795Completed building at Gravesend - Kent at a cost of £15080.0.0dBWAS-1793
31.8.1795Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
26.11.1795Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £9076.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1.1796Took the Flûte La Ville de Lorient (28)
7.5.1796Took the Unrated La Cigne (14) off Scilly
22.7.1796Took the Corvette La Légère (18) off the Scilly Isles
15.7.1797Took the Privateer Le Duguay Trouin (22)
8.9.1797Took the Sixth Rate Le Fabius (20)
10.10.1797Took the Privateer La Brune (16)
26.8.1798Took the Privateer Derrepente
1.6.1800Operation in Quiberon Bay
22.7.1801Took the Sixth Rate La Chevrette (20) from Camaret Bay
6.1802Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
4.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
18.5.1803Took the Lugger L'Affronteur (14)
24.6.1803Took the Privateer La Pelagie (4)
12.1.1805Wrecked near Quiberon BayBWAS-1793
13.1.1805Wreck burnt to avoid captureBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

ref:616Nicholas TracyBook

TNCVariousPeriodical

BPvN Web Site

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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