British Fifth Rate frigate 'Dedaigneuse' (1801)

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Dedaigneuse

3837
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Dédaigneuse' (1798) (40) 1798-1801
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured28.1.1801BWAS-1793
First Commissioned4.1802BWAS-1793
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPatriote Class (1794)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold21.5.1823BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 10 ½"Imperial Feet43.5991 
Length of Keel119' 9 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839 
Breadth37' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet11.284 
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814 
Burthen897 3⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1802Broadside Weight = 312 Imperial Pound ( 141.492 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1802215 BWAS-1793

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.1801 - 11.1801Captain
Charles Herbert PierrepontBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1801
BWAS-17931.3.1802 - 4.1803Captain
Thomas George ShortlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
BWAS-17934.1803 - 1805Captain
Peter HeywoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1816
BWAS-17931805Commander
Charles James JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1841
BWAS-17931805 - 7.1805Commander
John DuerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1810
BWAS-17937.1805 - 5.9.1806Commander
William Beauchamp ProctorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1809
BWAS-17935.9.1806 - 1809Captain
William Beauchamp ProctorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1809
BWAS-17931809 - 31.7.1809Commander
George BellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1813
BWAS-17931810 - 8.1810Captain
William WilbrahamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1810
BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
21.9.1801 - 15.6.1805Master
Stephen ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1827
ADM 29-1

Service History


DateEventSource
20.2.1801Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
3.1801Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1801Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1802Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
14.12.1803Took the Privateer
L'Espiègle (4) 1803-1803
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the East Indies off CochinBG
8.1810fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1812In ordinary at DeptfordBWAS-1793
1817Service as a receiving ship, until 1822BWAS-1793
21.5.1823Sold to Job Cockshott for £2,000BWAS-1793

 
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