British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ethalion' (1802)

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Ethalion
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.9.1799	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1800	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.7.1802	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward SisonBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1780-1795	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sunk as Breakwater	5.1835	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 0"Imperial Feet46.3296
Length of Keel129' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet39.3383
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen995 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.7.1802Broadside Weight = 531 Imperial Pound ( 240.8085 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1799284Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1802 - 1806CaptainBWAS-17931807CaptainBWAS-17931807 - 1809CaptainBWAS-17931809 - 8.1810CaptainBWAS-179311.1810 - 1813CaptainBWAS-17931814 - 9.1815CaptainRNB18235.1814 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1803Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1810 - 15.6.1814LieutenantNBD18495.1813 - 9.1815LieutenantNBD184910.12.1813 - 1814LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.12.1802 - 22.2.1803BoatswainNAO

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1806 - 1808MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
25.12.1802 - 27.3.1804Purser's StewardADM 29/831.3.1805 - 11.10.1805Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1800Began First cost, including fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
29.7.1802Completed First cost, including fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £30700.0.0dBWAS-1793
31.10.1802Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
14.3.1803Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
20.4.1805Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
6.1810Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1810Paid offBWAS-1793
11.1810Recommissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
1.1811Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1814On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
9.1815Paid off at WoolwichBWAS-1793
8.1823Began fitting as a Convict Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
9.1823Completed fitting as a Convict Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
7.1824Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
3.1825Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1835Employed as a breakwater at HarwichBWAS-1793
6.1877Broken upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

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