British Sixth Rate frigate 'Alcmene' (1779)

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Alcmene
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Alcmene' (1774) (32) 1774-1779 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	21.10.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Alcmème Class (1773)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Baptiste Doumet-RevestFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	17.8.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck131' 0"Imperial Feet39.9288
Length of Keel111' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet33.8519
Breadth35' 2"Imperial Feet10.6782
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen731 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1779Broadside Weight = 135 Imperial Pound ( 61.2225 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1779220 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.12.1779 - 25.2.1781Captain ADM 6/22/150
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 12.7.1780BWAS-171425.2.1781 - 10.11.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/411
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 15.2.1782BWAS-17146.3.1782 - 7.5.1783Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/420BWAS-17147.5.1783 - 3.1784Captain ADM 6/23/156
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 27.10.1783BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1780In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1781Refitted as a 32 gun Fifth Rate Frigate
17.7.1781Began coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1781Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1782RecommissionedBWAS-1714
25.4.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £10524.9.6dBWAS-1714
7.11.1782Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.1784Paid offBWAS-1714
17.8.1784Sold at Woolwich for £595BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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