American Fifth Rate frigate 'Macedonia' (1812)

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Macedonia
Nominal Guns	36
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Previously	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Macedonian' (1810) (38) 1810-1812 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	25.10.1812
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Lively Class (1799)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward SisonBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1780-1795	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1828

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 6"Imperial Feet46.942
Length of Keel130' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet39.6399
Breadth39' 6"Imperial Feet11.9041
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Draught Forward10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Draught Aft14' 11"Imperial Feet4.2736
Burthen1,080 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1813 - 1813CaptainE-WIKI1815CaptainE-WIKI1816 - 1818CaptainW053

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1821SurgeonUSNR-1821

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1819 - 2.3.1819Midshipmanref:18601819 - 2.3.1819Midshipman†ref:18601821Surgeon's MateUSNR-18211821Surgeon's MateUSNR-1821

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

USNR-1821Authority, Web Site

W053Various, Web Site

ref:1860 Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 06:41	Rob Griffith	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ganges' (1782) (74) 1782-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"

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