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Alceste

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Nominal Guns32BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Captured18.6.1799BWAS-1793
ShipyardToulon - Provence BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold20.5.1802BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196 
Length of Keel121' 8"Imperial Feet36.8905 
Breadth39' 0"Imperial Feet11.8872 
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen932Tons BM 

Armament


7.1799Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1799240 BWAS-1793
8.180196 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1799 - 15.3.1800Commander
Thomas BayleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1806
BWAS-1793
15.3.1800 - 4.1800Captain
Thomas BayleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1806
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1799Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
9.4.1800Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
27.7.1801Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
8.1801fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
20.5.1802Sold at Sheerness for £1,445BWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 05:17

Sheerness, 11 October 1801: Orders have been received this morning for the different vessels mentioned, to prepare immediately for paying off, viz, the Magicienne, Braak, Daphne, Waazamield, Hebe, and La Raison frigates; Alceste and Serapis, floating batteries; Experiment, fire vessel, and Hecla, bomb; and Boreas, slop ship; with the Crash, Swinger, Wrangler, Pincher, Scourge, Sparkler, Furnace, Force, Teazer, Gallant, and Constant. [London Courier, 12 October 1801]


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