British Sixth Rate frigate 'Rose' (1783)

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Rose

6259
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered15.3.1782BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1782BWAS-1714
Launched1.7.1783BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSandgate - Kent BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEnterprise Class (1771)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
& Hall StewartBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Wrecked28.6.1794BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 5 ½"Imperial Feet36.5887 
Length of Keel99' 5"Imperial Feet30.1893 
Breadth33' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet10.0775 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen598 55⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.7.1783Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1.1771200Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1783 - 17.12.1783Captain
William ChambersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1805
ADM 6/23/116ADM 6/2317.12.1783 - 9.3.1786Captain
James Hawkins-WhitshedBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1844
ADM 6/23/173BWAS-17149.3.1786 - 16.1.1789Captain
Henry HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1805
ADM 6/23/319ADM 6/2316.1.1789 - 25.9.1790Captain
Jacob WallerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757
ADM 6/23/502BWAS-171420.6.1793 - 3.1794Captain
Edward RiouBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1795
ADM 6/24/247BWAS-17143.1794 - 19.3.1794Commander
Robert FaulknorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1794
ADM 6/24/245BWAS-17144.4.1794 - 28.6.1794Captain
Mathew Henry ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1816
ADM 6/25/91
Confirmed 3.10.1794BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1789 - 7.1.1793First Lieutenant
John WhitakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1816
Transfered ADM 6/23/502ADM 6/2311.3.1789 - 30.5.1791Second Lieutenant
James AlmsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1793
Transfered ADM 6/23/514ADM 6/233.6.1791 - 31.12.1792Second Lieutenant
David McIverBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1796
Transfered ADM 6/24/123ADM 6/2422.6.1793 - 28.6.1794First Lieutenant
Bendall Robert LittlehalesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1830
ADM 6/24/248ADM 6/241.7.1793 - 28.6.1794Second Lieutenant
Robert JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1851
ADM 6/24/251ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1793 - 18.2.1793Boatswain
James GregsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1793-1822
ADM 29/8

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1784 - 7.1785Midshipman
Henry BlackwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1830
ref:6161794 - 28.6.1794Midshipman
John WrightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
ADM 6/24/251ADM 171/818.1.1794 - 28.6.1794Midshipman
Edward Nathaniel GreenswordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1842
ADM 6/24/251IPC27.3.1794 - 4.4.1794Master's Mate
Thomas WilkesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1816
Transfered ADM 9/6/1983ADM 9

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
23.7.1793 - 17.1.1794Able Seaman
Edward Nathaniel GreenswordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1842
IPC

Service History


DateEventSource
1.7.1783building at Sandgate - Kent at a cost of £6907.4.3dBWAS-1714
7.7.1783Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
23.10.1783Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6296.15.5dBWAS-1714
3.1786Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1786RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.6.1786Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
25.5.1787Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
3.5.1788Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
12.1788Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1789RecommissionedBWAS-1714
26.5.1789Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
7.6.1790Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
22.6.1791Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
12.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1793Began repairs at Thames - England - Thames, Medway and The Nore BWAS-1714
6.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1793Completed repairs at Thames - England - Thames, Medway and The Nore at a cost of £2922.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1793Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.1793Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3807.0.0dBWAS-1714
26.11.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
11.2.1794Took the Privateer
Le Vengeur (Unknown) 1794-1794
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

28.6.1794Wrecked off Rocky Point, JamaicaBWAS-1714

 
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