British Sixth Rate frigate 'Samarang' (1822)

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Samarang
Nominal Guns	28	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.6.1819	B028
Keel Laid Down	3.1821	B028
Launched	1.1.1822	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Kochi - Kerala	B028
Ship Class	Atholl Class (1817)	B028
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	B028
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	10.1883	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck113' 6"Imperial Feet34.4541
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Burthen500Tons BM

Armament

1.1.1822Broadside Weight = 383 Imperial Pound ( 173.6905 kg)B181
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1822 - 7.1822CommanderNBD184925.10.1836 - 31.10.1839CaptainNBD1849

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.2.1824 - 30.9.1827LieutenantNBD184929.4.1828 - 1.6.1831First LieutenantRNB182310.7.1838 - 6.5.1841LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1847Converted to use as a guardshipB028

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

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