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Psyche

6015
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Captured14.2.1805BWAS-1793
ShipyardNantes - Brittany BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold1812BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck138' 6"Imperial Feet42.0664 
Length of Keel117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616 
Breadth36' 10 ⅛"Imperial Feet10.976 
Depth in Hold10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175 
Burthen846 2294Imperial Feet0.0059 

Armament


1805Broadside Weight = 240 Imperial Pound ( 108.84 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
aft.14.2.1805 - 1806Commander
William WooldridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1815
BWAS-1793
1807 - 1808Commander
Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds PellewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1822
BWAS-1793
1809 - 1812Captain
John EdgcumbeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1812
BWAS-1793
1812Captain
Robert Worgan George FestingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1817
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
28.5.1807 - 13.10.1807Lieutenant
James John Gordon BremerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1849
NBD1849
8.1807 - 9.1807Acting Lieutenant
John George AplinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
14.2.1805Taken by the San Fiorenzo on the Malabar CoastBWAS-1793
31.8.1807Destroyed a schooner and brig at SamarangBWAS-1793
1.9.1807Took the Sloop
Scipio (20) 1784-1807
Dutch 20 Gun
6th Rate Sloop
off Java

1.9.1807Took the Corvette
Scipio (18) 1797-1807
Dutch 18 Gun
Unrated Corvette
off Java

29.11.1810Capture of Mauritius
5.1811Java operationsBWAS-1793
1812Sold at FerrolBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Tim oakley on Tuesday 5th of June 2012 21:13

Aug 1807 Psyche 38 captain Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew and Caroline 36 Captain Peter Rainier sights Dutch Pluto 68 and Revolutie 68 layed-up probably unserviceable in the Surabaya River, East Java


Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 1st of June 2012 19:12

1 Sept 1807 Dutch Scipio 20 sloop and an armed merchantman pursued by Psyche 36 captain Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, run aground then taken and escorted to Madras and added


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