British Sixth Rate frigate 'Active' (1758)

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Active

2873
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.5.1757BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down13.6.1757BWAS-1714
Named5.1.1758BWAS-1714
Launched11.1.1758BWAS-1714
First Commissioned13.1.1758BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCoventry Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas StauntonBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured1.9.1778BWAS-1714
Becomes
French Sixth Rate frigate 'L'Active' (1778) (24) 1778-1794
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
Active (1758) Plan

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 4"Imperial Feet35.972 
Length of Keel97' 5 ⅜"Imperial Feet29.5751 
Breadth33' 10 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen586 30⁄94Tons BM 
Burthen594 87⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


11.1.1758Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
13.1.1758 - 21.2.1759Captain
Richard HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1805
Transfered ADM 6/18/470BWAS-171421.2.1759 - 2.8.1763Captain
Herbert SawyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1794
ADM 6/19/38BWAS-17142.8.1763 - 8.6.1767Captain
Robert CarkettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1767
ADM 6/19/523BWAS-171426.5.1768 - 21.3.1771Captain
John HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1785
ADM 6/20/206ADM 6/2021.3.1771 - 11.10.1773Captain
William Peere WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1830
Transfered ADM 6/20/360BWAS-171411.10.1773 - 18.6.1774Captain
George TalbotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
ADM 6/21/37
Issued by
John MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1787

Confirmed 29.6.1774ADM 6/216.10.1775 - 1.9.1778Captain
William WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1778
ADM 6/21/124BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.8.1759 - 27.10.1761First Lieutenant
John BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1767
ADM 6/19/376
Issued by
George PocockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1766
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 5.1.1762ADM 6/198.1762 - 2.1763Lieutenant
Walter ColtheartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1773
ADM/L2.8.1763 - 8.6.1767First Lieutenant
James SutherlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1796
: on board from 7.8.1763 ADM 6/19/523ref:5592.8.1763 - 9.9.1765Second Lieutenant
William Carr FieldingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1765
ADM 6/19/523ref:55911.9.1766 - 15.3.1767Lieutenant
Tyringham HoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1765-1782
ADM/L16.3.1767 - 8.6.1767Second Lieutenant
Edward EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1744-1814
ADM/L8.4.1771 - 19.9.1771Second Lieutenant
Joseph NunnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1809
ADM 6/20/365ADM 6/2014.5.1771 - 19.9.1771First Lieutenant
Connolly HodgsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1777
ADM 6/20/375ADM 6/20

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1759 - 31.12.1761Master
John CrawfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1761
ADM 346/1/18ADM 346

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
2.1762 - 1763Midshipman
James Richard DacresBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1808
ref:616

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1.1758building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £6229.12.9dBWAS-1714
11.1.1758Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
2.3.1758Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3953.0.6dBWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
10.4.1759Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
31.5.1762Took the Frigate
Hermione (26) 1752-1762
Spanish 26 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
ref:667
1763Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.10.1763Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.1767Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1770Began great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
21.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1771RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1771Completed great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £9820.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.9.1771Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1772In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1773In North AmericaBWAS-1714
18.6.1774

Paid off

BWAS-1714
9.1775Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1775RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1776Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3670.0.1dBWAS-1714
12.2.1776Sailed from Cork for North AmericaBWAS-1714
28.7.1776At CharlestonBWAS-1714
23.3.1777Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
8.1778Dismasted in a hurricaneBWAS-1714
1.9.1778Taken by
La Charmante (32) 1777-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off San Domingo
1.9.1778Taken by
La Dédaigneuse (32) 1766-1784
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off San Domingo

 
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