British Fifth Rate frigate 'Junon' (1809)

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Junon
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Junon' (1806) (36) 1806-1809 French 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	10.2.1809	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1800
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	NNF-1800
Constructor	François-Toussaint GréhanFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1801-1819	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	13.12.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 8"Imperial Feet46.943
Length of Keel129' 3 ⅞"Imperial Feet39.3414
Breadth40' 0 ⅜"Imperial Feet12.2015
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen1,102 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1809Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1809295 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
3.1809 - 13.12.1809Captain†BWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1809 - 13.12.1809MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
13.12.1809Actions of December 1809
13.12.1809Taken by in mid-Atlantic
13.12.1809Taken by in mid-AtlanticBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

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