British Fifth Rate frigate 'Seine' (1798)

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Seine
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Seine' (1793) (42) 1793-1798 French 42 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	30.6.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Seine Class (1793)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	E-WIKI
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt to avoid capture	22.7.1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 9"Imperial Feet47.5529
Length of Keel131' 4 ⅛"Imperial Feet39.932
Breadth40' 6"Imperial Feet12.3444
Depth in Hold12' 4 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen1,145 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1798Broadside Weight = 306 Imperial Pound ( 138.771 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1798284 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
11.1798 - 22.7.1803CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.4.1799 - 13.7.1800LieutenantNBD18491800 - 21.8.1800Second Lieutenant†TNC

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1798 - 1798Midshipmanref:61611.1810 - 3.1812MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1803 - 22.7.18031st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
18.7.1798Arrived in PortsmouthBWAS-1793
8.1798Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
14.9.1798Registered by Admiralty OrderBWAS-1793
11.1798CommissionedBWAS-1793
3.12.1798Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £14755.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.2.1799

Arrived in Portsmouth

TNC
14.4.1799

Arrived at Portsmouth from a cruise

TNC
20.8.1800Seine vs Vengeance
25.8.1800Took the Frigate in the Mona Passage
6.1803Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1803Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.7.1803Ran aground off the ElbeBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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