British Sixth Rate frigate 'Tourterelle' (1795)

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Tourterelle

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Nominal Guns28BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Sixth Rate frigate 'Tourterelle' (1794) (28) 1794-1795
French 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
Captured13.3.1795BWAS-1793
ShipyardHonfleur - Normandy
Ship ClassUnité Class (1793)
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sunk as Breakwater1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck125' 11"Imperial Feet38.101 
Length of Keel108' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet32.9248 
Breadth31' 9 ⅛"Imperial Feet9.452 
Depth in Hold9' 10"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Burthen580 90⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.1795Broadside Weight = 192 Imperial Pound ( 87.072 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1795200 BWAS-1793

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1795Captain
John CookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1794
ref:6167.1795 - 1797Captain
Richard FellowesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1806
BWAS-17931797 - 1798Captain
Thomas BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1814
BWAS-17931798 - 1799Captain
John WestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1858
BWAS-17936.1799 - 1801Commander
John FergussoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1801
BWAS-17931803Commander
John SimpsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1813
BWAS-17931805 - 1806Commander
James Andrew WorthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-17931806 - 1808Commander
John Willoughby MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1811
BWAS-17931811 - 1815Captain
Andrew Fitzherbert EvansBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1817
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
14.3.1795Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
18.12.1795Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6677.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.2.1796Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
5.1799Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
6.1799Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Troop Ship
7.1799Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6963.0.0dBWAS-1793
1800In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1804Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1805Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1806At JamaicaBWAS-1793
1808Prison ship at BermudaBWAS-1793
1808Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison Ship
1811At HalifaxBWAS-1793
1816Sunk as a breakwater at BermudaBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Keith_H on Tuesday 17th of March 2026 12:16

Commodore Evans put HMS Tourterelle, late under his command, out of Commission on 21 October 1811, in accordance with Vice Admiral Sawyer's order. Letter sent by Evans to Admiralty Office, dated 23 Oct 1811, archive reference ADM 1/1770, Folios 377-378.

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