British Fifth Rate frigate 'Imperieuse' (1793)

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Imperieuse ➡ 1803 Unite	4848
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Impérieuse' (1787) (36) 1787-1793 French 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	11.10.1793	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	4.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Junon Class (1782)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1.1858	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck148' 6"Imperial Feet45.1104
Length of Keel124' 10"Imperial Feet37.7952
Breadth39' 7"Imperial Feet11.8872
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,040 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1805Broadside Weight = 425 Imperial Pound ( 192.7375 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1805315 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.10.1793 - 1793Captain ADM 6/25/79
Confirmed 26.8.1794ADM 6/251801 - 1802Captainref:9974.1805 - 1806CaptainBWAS-179319.6.1806 - 11.3.1810Captainref:6161811CaptainTRN5

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.10.1793 - 1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/40
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 10.5.1794ADM 6/258.10.1795 - 23.3.1798Lieutenantref:61623.8.1806 - 12.1807LieutenantNBD184926.9.1809 - 8.1811First LieutenantNBD18491811LieutenantTRN51811LieutenantTRN523.10.1811 - 30.1.1813LieutenantNBD1849

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 1802Surgeonref:9971801 - 1802Masterref:9971801 - 21.9.1802Purserref:9971811 - 1.5.1811SurgeonBG

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.5.1794 - 13.12.1794MidshipmanNAO3.1810 - 8.1814MidshipmanNBD18493.1811 - 1.1813MidshipmanNBD18491812MidshipmanNBD18491812 - 1814MidshipmanNBD184912.1812 - 8.11.1814Master's MateNBD1849aft.1.1813 - 10.1814MidshipmanNBD1849

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
19.1.1794 - 30.4.1794Able SeamanNAO24.11.1795 - 17991st Class VolunteerNBD18491811 - 1.5.1811Captain of the ForetopBG

2 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 1802Lieutenant of Marinesref:9971811 - 1.5.1811PrivateBG

Service History

DateEventSource
7.12.1794Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
30.3.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
6.1795Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1795Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8432.0.0dBWAS-1793
21.10.1799

Near the Prata Islands, lost all its masts and rudder in a typhoon

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24.10.1799

Taken under tow by Gustaf III

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27.10.1799

Arrived at Macao with Gustaf III

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3.9.1803Renamed UniteB028
10.1803fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1804Began repairs at Limehouse - London BWAS-1793
4.1805Completed repairs at Limehouse - London BWAS-1793
19.3.1808Arrived at PlymouthTRN5
2.5.1808Took the Brig-Corvette off Cape Promontoro
1.6.1808Took the Brig-Corvette off Zara
1.6.1808Took the Sloop off Zara
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
9.1809Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1809Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £14324.0.0dBWAS-1793
31.3.1811Took the Flûte Off Elba
1.5.1811Destruction of the Girafe and Nourrice
4.7.1811Action on the Tuscan coast
1.11.1811Action of 1811-11-01
29.11.1811Action of 1811-11-29
4.1815Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
10.1816Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
10.1816Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £30536.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1825Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1826Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £10042.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1836Began fitting as a Convict Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
10.1836Completed fitting as a Convict Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
9.1.1858Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1801-1802	British Ships on the Cape of Good Hope Station, 1801	Sir Roger Curtis (Baronet )British Naval Sailor Service 1762-1810

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