British Fifth Rate frigate 'Trave' (1813)

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Trave
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Trave' (1812) (44) 1812-1813 French 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	23.10.1813	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Pallas Class (1805)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	NNF-1800
Constructor	Jean Francois GuillemardFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1801-1832	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.6.1821	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck151' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet46.0312
Length of Keel126' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet38.408
Breadth39' 10 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Burthen1,069 ⁹⁴⁄₉₅Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1814 - 29.3.1815CommanderBWAS-179329.3.1815 - 6.1815CommanderBWAS-17936.1815 - 7.1816CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
3.11.1813Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
3.1814Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop Ship
3.1814Began fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1814Completed fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
14.12.1814Battle of Lake Borgne
7.1816Arrived at Plymouth and placed in OrdinaryBWAS-1793
7.6.1821Sold for breaking up at Plymouth to Mr. Holmes for £2,100BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

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