British Fifth Rate frigate 'Alexandria' (1801)

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Alexandria
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Régénéré' (1794) (40) 1794-1801 French 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	2.9.1801	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cocarde Nationale Class (1793)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre DuhamelFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	4.1804	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck144' 3"Imperial Feet43.8929
Length of Keel119' 8 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839
Breadth37' 6"Imperial Feet11.2994
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen895 ²⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1802Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1802CaptainBWAS-17939.2.1810 - 10.1.1811CaptainNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
1802Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
1802Moved to Chatham and laid upBWAS-1793
4.1804Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:30

Portsmouth, 13 February 1802: Captain Wilson, late of the Trusty, is appointed to the Alexandria frigate, late Régénéré. [Hampshire Telegraph, 15 February 1802]

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