British Fifth Rate frigate 'Decade' (1798)

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Decade

3833
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Decade' (1794) (32) 1794-1798
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Named30.10.1798BWAS-1793
Captured24.8.1798BWAS-1793
First Commissioned6.1799BWAS-1793
ShipyardBordeaux - Guyenne BWAS-1793
Ship ClassGalatée Class (1779)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold21.2.1811BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 8 ½"Imperial Feet43.5991 
Length of Keel119' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet36.2776 
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824 
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556 
Burthen914 77⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1799Broadside Weight = 318 Imperial Pound ( 144.213 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.1799 - 10.1802Captain
James WallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1804
BWAS-17936.1803 - 14.5.1805Captain
William Gordon RutherfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1807
BWAS-17931806 - 1808Captain
John StuartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1804
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
15.2.1801 - 1.4.1802Lieutenant
Frederick William BurgoyneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1846
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
7.9.1799 - 8.1800Ordinary Seaman
Charles CrowdyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1834
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
10.1798Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
30.10.1798Named and RegisteredBWAS-1793
4.1799Began fitting at PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1799Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1799CommissionedBWAS-1793
12.1799Completed fitting at PlymouthBWAS-1793
12.1799Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
18.1.1800Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
10.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
22.3.1805Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1805In the chase to the West IndiesBWAS-1793
1806In
Sir Richard John Strachan (6th Baronet of Thornton, Kincardine)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1821
squadron
1807In the ChannelBWAS-1793
1808On the Irish stationBWAS-1793
21.2.1811Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Deirdre Marculescu on Monday 28th of August 2023 14:35

This ship mentioned in a unpublished diary -
'Henry Jenkinson sailed in the Decade frigate for America' - November 1806 (later Admiral Henry Jenkinson born 1870)

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