British Fifth Rate frigate 'Eurus' (1796)

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Eurus
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fifth Rate frigate 'Zephier' (1786) (36) 1786-1796 Dutch 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	6.3.1796	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1834	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck126' 7 ½"Imperial Feet38.4175
Length of Keel107' 8"Imperial Feet32.6426
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold12' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen701 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1796Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

7.1799Broadside Weight = 264 Imperial Pound ( 119.724 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1796215 BWAS-1793
8.180358 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1796 - 7.1799CaptainBWAS-17937.1799 - 12.1799CommanderBWAS-179312.1799 - 1802CommanderBWAS-179323.10.1802 - 9.1802CommanderBWAS-17938.1803 - 1806CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.7.1796 - 6.8.1797Lieutenant

Service History

DateEventSource
11.4.1796Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
25.4.1796RegisteredBWAS-1793
5.9.1796Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5760.0.0dBWAS-1793
70.1797Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
6.1799Began fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1799Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1799Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop Ship
8.1799Completed fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6250.0.0dBWAS-1793
1801Egypt operationsBWAS-1793
9.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1803Refitted as a 14 gun Other Vessels Storeship
8.1803Began fitted as a storeship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1803Completed fitted as a storeship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1806Refitted as a Other Vessels Store Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 23' (1797) (12) 1797-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Furious"

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