British Fifth Rate frigate 'Lutine' (1793)

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Lutine
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Lutine' (1779) (32) 1779-1793 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	29.8.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Magicienne Class (1777)	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
Wrecked	9.10.1799	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 3"Imperial Feet43.5882
Length of Keel118' 6"Imperial Feet35.9749
Moulded Breadth38' 2"Imperial Feet11.5888
Breadth38' 10"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold12' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen950 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1793Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.10.1793 - 1794Commander ADM 6/25/42
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 16.5.1794BWAS-179310.1797 - 5.1799CaptainBWAS-17935.1799 - 9.10.1799Captain†BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.10.1793 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/42
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 16.5.1794ADM 6/25

Service History

DateEventSource
8.11.1793Arrived at WoolwichBWAS-1793
7.10.1795Action of 1795-10-07
1797Began repairs at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1798Completed repairs at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £8643.0.0dBWAS-1793
30.8.1799Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
9.10.1799Wrecked on Vlieland with the loss of all but two of the crewBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

The "Lutine" BellBWAS-1793
Her bell now hangs in Lloyds of London

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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