British Sixth Rate frigate 'Proserpine' (1777)

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Proserpine

5991
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered14.5.1776BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1776BWAS-1714
Launched7.7.1777BWAS-1714
First Commissioned10.7.1777BWAS-1714
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1714
ShipyardKing's Yard - Harwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEnterprise Class (1771)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John BarnardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1740-1782
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Wrecked1.2.1799BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 6"Imperial Feet36.5836 
Length of Keel99' 0"Imperial Feet30.1752 
Breadth33' 7 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen595 37⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.7.1777Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

1780Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1.1771200Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.7.1777 - 5.5.1778Captain
Evelyn SuttonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1765-1802
ADM 6/21/298BWAS-17145.5.1778 - 8.3.1779Captain
Francis ParryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1801
TransferedBWAS-171425.8.1779 - 16.10.1781Captain
George Anson ByronBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1792
ADM 6/22/195
Issued by
John ByronBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1780
, North America
Confirmed 9.11.1780BWAS-171416.10.1781 - 25.10.1781Captain
Thomas TaylorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1810
Transfered ADM 6/22/351BWAS-17141.12.1787 - 19.7.1790Captain
William HeathBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1807
ADM 6/23/439ADM 6/2319.7.1790 - 12.5.1791Captain
Edward Tyrrel SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1767-1819
ADM 6/24/52BWAS-171412.5.1791 - 15.6.1791Captain
The Hon. Henry CurzonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1830
Transfered ADM 6/24/121ADM 6/2415.6.1791 - 29.7.1794Captain
James AlmsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1814
Transfered ADM 6/24/125BWAS-171429.7.1794 - 1794Captain
Alexander FraserBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/25/68ADM 6/254.1.1796 - 1798Captain
Thomas Willoughby LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1841
BWAS-17141798 - 1.2.1799Captain
James WallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1804
BWAS-1714

13 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
13.6.1783 - 1783Second Lieutenant
Jonah TillerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1801
ADM 6/23/280
Issued by
Joshua RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1787
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 11.5.1785ADM 6/2319.7.1790 - 11.5.1791Second Lieutenant
Robert DobbinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1801
ADM 6/24/52ADM 6/2412.5.1791 - 23.6.1791Second Lieutenant
Henry BlackwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1830
ADM 6/24/121ADM 6/2424.6.1791 - 19.3.1794First Lieutenant
John FentonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1799
ADM 6/24/124ADM 6/2424.6.1791 - 11.1.1793Second Lieutenant
Charles Temple HardyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1812
Transfered ADM 6/24/124ADM 6/242.4.1792 - 15.9.1793Second Lieutenant
George HeighamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/160ADM 6/242.4.1792 - 25.2.1794Second Lieutenant
Alexander BecherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1803
Transfered ADM 6/24/160ADM 6/245.6.1793 - 3.12.1793Third Lieutenant
Joseph TrenchardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/280
Issued by
John FordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1795
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 4.11.1793ADM 6/2426.2.1794 - 19.3.1794Second Lieutenant
Lucius Henry DawsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
ADM 6/25/15ADM 6/2520.3.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant
Lucius Henry DawsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/2520.3.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant
Richard William CribbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
ADM 6/25/21ADM 6/251799 - 1.2.1799First Lieutenant
John WrightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1807
ref:8181799 - 1.2.1799Second Lieutenant
John Cardew PerryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1799
ref:818

6 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
11.8.1790 - 3.5.1791Master
Robert LilburneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1796
ADM 29-130.5.1791 - 27.10.1793Master
James Banks RobinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1795
ADM 29-11793 - bef.27.6.1793Surgeon
William PerryBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1771-1794
ref:19811799 - 1.2.1799Surgeon
M KentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799
ref:8181799 - 1.2.1799Purser
Peter ElleryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1805
ref:8181799 - 1.2.1799Master
W AnthonyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1801
ref:818

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1781 - 1.1782Captain's Servant
Richard ByronBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1837
ref:616

1 Marine


DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 1.2.1799Lieutenant of Marines
John RidleyBritish
Marine
Service 1799-1816
ref:818

Service History


DateEventSource
7.7.1777building at Harwich - Essex at a cost of £6326.2.0dBWAS-1714
21.7.1777Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
23.9.1777Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4649.1.3dBWAS-1714
11.1777In the ChannelBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
27.3.1779Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
21.10.1779Took the Frigate
L'Alcmene (32) 1774-1779
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

29.12.1779Took the Ship
Le Sphinx (20) 1779-1779
French 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship

9.6.1781Sailed with a convoy to OportoBWAS-1714
23.3.1782Took the Packet
Active (Unknown) 1779-1782
American Unknown Gun
Unrated Packet

2.8.1782Took the Privateer
Le Voltigeur (12) 1781-1782
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown

11.9.1782Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
9.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1784Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.1785Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £10220.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1790Began fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
7.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1790Completed fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £5395.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.8.1791Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
3.8.1797Took the Schooner
Unity (10) 1797-1797
Dutch 10 Gun
Privateer Schooner
to the Southward of ShetlandBG
28.1.1799

Sailed from Great Yarmouth.

TNC
1.2.1799Wrecked in the Elbe estuaryBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
9.1782-12.1782Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
 
 
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