British Fifth Rate frigate 'Thames' (1758)

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Thames

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Nominal Guns32BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.1.1757BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down2.1757BWAS-1714
Named17.3.1757BWAS-1714
Launched10.4.1758BWAS-1714
First Commissioned17.4.1758BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBuckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassRichmond Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
William BatelyBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1741-1755
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Henry AdamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1713-1805
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured4.10.1793BWAS-1714
Becomes
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Tamise' (1793) (32) 1793-1796
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck127' 0"Imperial Feet38.7096 
Length of Keel104' 8 ½"Imperial Feet31.7119 
Breadth34' 4"Imperial Feet10.3886 
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814 
Burthen656 46⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.4.1758Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.3.1756210Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.4.1758 - 21.11.1760Captain
Stephen ColbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1779
Transfered ADM 6/18/502BWAS-171421.11.1760 - 11.3.1766Captain
John EliotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1783
ADM 6/19/209BWAS-17142.10.1770 - 14.10.1773Captain
William LockerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1793
ADM 6/20/296BWAS-171414.10.1773 - 7.12.1773Captain
George VandeputBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758
Transfered ADM 6/20/522ADM 6/207.12.1773 - 4.7.1775Captain
John MoutrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1783
ADM 6/20/531BWAS-171415.8.1776 - 27.3.1782Captain
Tyringham HoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1765-1782
ADM 6/21/206BWAS-171427.3.1782 - 21.9.1782Captain
Thomas FarnhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1791
ADM 6/22/436ADM 6/2215.6.1790 - 11.3.1793Captain
Thomas TroubridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1794
ADM 6/24/40BWAS-171411.3.1793 - 4.10.1793Captain
James CotesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1793
ADM 6/24/218BWAS-1714

10 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
18.4.1758 - 7.8.1761First Lieutenant
Alexander BaillieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1763
Transfered ADM 6/18/502ADM 6/1812.2.1759 - 25.4.1763Second Lieutenant
Thomas GaborianBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1795
ADM 6/19/33ref:8497.8.1761 - 1.1.1766First Lieutenant
John GreenfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1769
Transfered ADM 6/19/339ADM 6/1913.10.1770 - 14.10.1773First Lieutenant
William OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1783
ADM 6/20/300ADM 6/2014.10.1773 - 31.5.1774First Lieutenant
John GalbraithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1783
Transfered ADM 6/20/522ADM 6/2025.6.1790 - 10.3.1793Second Lieutenant
William KirkleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1793
ADM 6/24/43ADM 6/2425.6.1791 - 2.12.1792Second Lieutenant
John BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1821
Transfered ADM 6/24/150
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 2.1.1792ADM 6/2411.3.1793 - 4.10.1793First Lieutenant
Augustus MarkettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1793
ADM 6/24/218ADM 6/2411.3.1793 - 4.10.1793Second Lieutenant
George RobinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
ADM 6/24/218ADM 6/244.4.1793 - 4.10.1793Third Lieutenant
John HudsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1810
ADM 6/24/226ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1790 - bef.17.7.1790Surgeon
Robert NewberryBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1779-1792
ref:1981

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
30.3.1761 - 15.5.1761Midshipman
Joseph FurserBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1765
Transfered ADM 6/24/226LPC10.1772 - 4.1774Midshipman
Isaac George ManleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1814
LPC

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
6.3.1760 - 30.3.1761Able Seaman
Joseph FurserBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1765
ADM 6/24/226LPC

Service History


DateEventSource
10.4.1758building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £6057.12.11dBWAS-1714
27.4.1758Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
29.5.1758Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4984.13.10dBWAS-1714
1759Took the Privateer
La Morech (18) 1759-1759
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown

12.3.1759Action of 12/13th March 1759
18.5.1759Took the Frigate
Aréthuse (32) 1757-1759
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1758 Renamed "Aréthuse"

26.5.1760Took the Snow
Le Bien Aimé (12) 1760-1760
French 12 Gun
Privateer Snow
fifty Leagues to the Westward of Tory Island, after a chace of 11 hoursBG
28.5.1760Sailed for the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
1761Cruising off MadeiraBWAS-1714
28.7.1761Took the Privateer
L'Union (Unknown) 1761-1761
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

6.8.1763Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
11.3.1766

Paid off

BWAS-1714
10.1770Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.1770Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3996.17.7dBWAS-1714
22.6.1773At the Spithead ReviewBWAS-1714
1774Sailed to MoroccoBWAS-1714
4.7.1775

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1776Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1776RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1776Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £12371.17.5dBWAS-1714
5.12.1776Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
27.4.1777Took the Brig
Raleigh (10) 1775-1777
American 10 Gun
Unrated Brig

5.7.1779At NewhavenBWAS-1714
8.1781Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
21.9.1781

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1783Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6701.13.10dBWAS-1714
2.1788Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1790Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £14655.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.8.1790SailedBWAS-1714
2.1793Began repairs at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.1793Completed repairs at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6013.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1793fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1306.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.10.1793Taken by
La Carmagnole (38) 1793-1800
French 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1795 Renamed "Rassurante"
1798 Renamed "Carmagnole"
E-WIKI
4.10.1793Taken by three French FrigatesBWAS-1714
4.10.1793Thames vs Uranie

 
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