British Fifth Rate frigate 'Perlen' (1807)

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Perlen ➡ 1836 Perlin
Nominal Guns	38
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Pærlen' (1804) (38) 1804-1807 Danish 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	7.9.1807
First Commissioned	3.1809
Shipyard	Nyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen	W006
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	17.7.1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 0"Imperial Feet47.5488
Length of Keel133' 0"Imperial Feet40.5384
Breadth41' 3"Imperial Feet12.573
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen1,203 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1809284 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1809 - 1810CaptainBWAS-179314.12.1811 - 13.4.1812Captain Discharged ADM 196/3/5NBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.3.1809 - 5.1811LieutenantNBD18491.10.1810 - 23.9.1811LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
8.11.1807Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
12.1808Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.6.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
12.11.1809Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
2.1813Began fitting as a Lazarette at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1813Completed fitting as a Lazarette at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1813At MilfordBWAS-1793
21.1.1821Moved to LiverpoolBWAS-1793
1836Renamed PerlinBWAS-1793
17.7.1846Ordered to be soldBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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