British Fifth Rate frigate 'Alceste' (1806)

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Alceste

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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Alceste' (1794) (36) 1794-1799
French 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured25.9.1806BWAS-1793
ShipyardToulon - Provence BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Wrecked18.2.1817BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 5"Imperial Feet46.332 
Length of Keel128' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet39.0303 
Breadth40' 0 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047 
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592 
Burthen1,097 71⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


25.9.1806Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1807284 BWAS-1793
28.11.1811218 TRN5

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 1812Captain
Murray MaxwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1826
BWAS-17935.1814 - 1816Commander
Daniel LawrenceBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1808-1831
BWAS-17931816 - 18.2.1817Captain
Murray MaxwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1826
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 17.9.1812First Lieutenant
Andrew WilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1812
TRN5

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
16.9.1816 - 18.2.1817Master
John Rayner MayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1849
ref:1871

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1811 - 28.11.1811Midshipman
Charles NourseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811
†TRN53.1815 - 1815Master's Mate
John SleighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1847
TransferedNBD18494.2.1816 - 18.2.1817Midshipman
Marcus Freeman BrownriggBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1816-1833
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
26.10.1806Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1807Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1807Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.12.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
24.12.1807Occupation of Madeira
4.4.1808Action off Rota
1809Blockade of ToulonTRN5
10.1809Cruising between Cape San Sebastian and Barcelona in company with
Pomone (38) 1805-1811
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
TRN5
22.5.1810Action of 1810-05-22
5.5.1811Attack on Parenzo
29.11.1811Action of 1811-11-29
29.11.1811Took the Frigate
La Pomone (40) 1805-1811
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
near Corfu
1813In Ordinary at DeptfordBWAS-1793
1814Began fitting as a Troopship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
5.1814RecommissionedBWAS-1793
7.1814Completed fitting as a Troopship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
14.12.1814Battle of Lake Borgne
9.2.1816Sailed for ChinaBWAS-1793
11.1816Forcing of the Bocca Tigris
18.2.1817Wrecked on a rock in the Straits of GasparBWAS-1793
22.2.1817Wreck burntBWAS-1793

 
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