British Fifth Rate frigate 'Clorinde' (1803)

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Clorinde
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Clorinde' (1800) (44) 1800-1803 French 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	30.11.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Basse-Indre - Nantes	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Uranie Class (1800)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Jean-François GauthierFrench Naval Sailor Ship Builder	NNF-1800
Constructor	Pierre de GayFrench Ship Builder Service 1758-1819	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.3.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck158' 6"Imperial Feet48.1584
Length of Keel133' 2"Imperial Feet40.5384
Breadth40' 10"Imperial Feet12.192
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,081 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1804Broadside Weight = 552 Imperial Pound ( 250.332 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1804330 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1804 - 5.6.1804Acting Captain†NRS0201.5.1804 - 8.1805CaptainBWAS-179328.6.1804 - 21.8.1804LieutenantB1457.11.1808 - 9.1814CaptainBWAS-179323.9.1814 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1804 - 28.6.1804First LieutenantNRS0206.6.1804 - 17.5.1805LieutenantNBD18491808 - 24.8.1810LieutenantNBD184919.9.1810 - 10.1814LieutenantNBD184931.3.1814 - 3.1816First LieutenantNBD184910.9.1814 - 1815LieutenantNL181416.9.1814 - 1815LieutenantNL181421.10.1814 - 1815LieutenantNL1814

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.10.1814 - 1815MasterNL1814

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1803 - 9.1804Master's MateNBD18491804 - 6.1804Midshipman†B14512.1808 - 1811MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1.1809 - 7.1809SupernumeraryNBD18491815 - 24.12.1815Invalid†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
23.7.1804Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
11.1807Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1808RecommissionedBWAS-1793
12.1808Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
17.2.1809Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
28.1.1810Took the Brig in the East Indies
29.11.1810Capture of Mauritius
6.3.1817Sold to Mr Freake for £2,500BWAS-1793

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