British Fifth Rate frigate 'Astraea' (1810)

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Astraea
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.9.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	5.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Apollo Class (1798)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert GuillaumeBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	4.1851	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 4"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel122' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet37.192
Breadth38' 4 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Forward10' 11"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft14' 8"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen956 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1810Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1810 - 8.1813CaptainBWAS-17938.1813 - 23.1.1814CaptainBWAS-17931.1814 - 23.10.1814Acting CaptainNL186523.1.1814 - 7.1814LieutenantBWAS-17937.1814 - 12.1814CaptainBWAS-179312.1814 - 1815CommanderBWAS-17937.4.1837 - 1841CaptainW025

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.6.1810 - 13.4.1811LieutenantNBD18491811 - 11.1811First LieutenantTRN58.9.1813 - 23.1.1814LieutenantNBD18497.1814 - 28.8.1815LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.4.1824 - 31.3.1825Masterref:1871

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1807 - 1807MidshipmanNBD18495.1810 - 9.1812MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1808Began building at Northam - Devon BWAS-1793
5.1810Completed building at Northam - Devon at a cost of £18552.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.5.1810Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
24.9.1810Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £14566.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.10.1810Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
20.5.1811Action off Madagascar
23.1.1814Action of 1814-01-23
8.1815Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1823Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1823Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Packet
8.1823Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £10863.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1851Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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