British Fifth Rate frigate 'Blanche' (1800)

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Blanche
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.1.1799	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1800	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.10.1800	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Apollo Class (1798)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	19.7.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 1"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel121' 9 ½"Imperial Feet36.8935
Breadth38' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet11.6015
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Forward10' 5"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft14' 1"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen950 ⁸⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.10.1800Broadside 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

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1800 - 5.1802CaptainBWAS-179329.4.1802 - 9.1802CaptainBWAS-17939.1802 - 19.7.1805CaptainODNB

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 4.3.1807LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
- bef.10.10.1801First Surgeons' Materef:1981

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1803 - 1805MidshipmanNBD18496.1803 - 12.1803Master's MateNBD18491804 - 19.7.1805MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
11.2.1803 - 18041st Class VolunteerNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 19.7.1805Lieutenant of Marinesref:797

Service History

DateEventSource
4.11.1800The Blanche's launch under Master's Mate John Smith, had attacked and carried a privateer schooner of one gun and thirty menTRN5
6.11.1800A boat ... under Midshipman Edward Henry A'Court with eight men had boarded and captured a French schooner with over thirty French soldiers on board. A'Court had only five or six muskets among his men, as he had been sent to get sand, and when on such errands, to prevent rash enterprises, the seamen were not allowed to carry arms. The soldiers appear to have been seasick, which may explain a most astonishing affair.TRN5
2.12.1800Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1801Expedition to the BalticBWAS-1793
17.1.1801Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
1802Royal escort at WeymouthBWAS-1793
8.1802Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1.1803Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
3.11.1803Capture of the Albion
4.11.1803Took the Cutter by boats
2.1804At CuracaoBWAS-1793
21.10.1804Took the Schooner off Curacao
5.4.1805Took the Privateer
9.4.1805Took the Schooner
19.7.1805Capture of the Blanche
19.7.1805Taken by in the Atlantic off Porto

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:1981 Document

ref:797 Web Site

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 3rd of December 2023 06:27

14 Sep 1802 Blanche36 Captain Hamond departed Plymouth Sound for Spithead, with 120 Marines, paid off from the Sans Pareil84

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