British Fifth Rate frigate 'Boulogne' (1762)

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Boulogne
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Boullongne' (1758) (26) 1758-1762 French 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Named	10.4.1762	BWAS-1714
Captured	3.1762	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.7.1762	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1777	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Hulked	7.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck133' 8"Imperial Feet40.5446
Length of Keel111' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet33.8519
Breadth33' 3"Imperial Feet10.0838
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9963
Burthen657 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1762Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1762220 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.7.1762 - 7.3.1763Captain ADM 6/19/422BWAS-171410.1.1771 - 28.10.1771Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/333ADM 6/2020.4.1776 - 24.12.1778LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
5.4.1762Purchased at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3362.17.10dBWAS-1714
16.4.1762Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.8.1762Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7192.16.8dBWAS-1714
7.3.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
13.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1773SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1776Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1776Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
7.1776Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3311.3.11dBWAS-1714
15.11.1776

Paid off

ADM 51

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18) 1782-1798 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown

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