British Fifth Rate frigate 'Tribune' (1803)

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Tribune	7205
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.6.1801	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1801	BWAS-1793
Launched	5.7.1803	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Tribune (repeat Perseverance) (1801)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	George ParsonsBritish Ship Builder Service 1795-1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	29.11.1839	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck137' 1 ½"Imperial Feet41.7703
Length of Keel113' 1 ½"Imperial Feet34.4551
Breadth38' 4"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Forward10' 4"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft15' 6"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen884 ¹⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.7.1803Broadside Weight = 444 Imperial Pound ( 201.354 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

5.7.1803Broadside Weight = 252 Imperial Pound ( 114.282 kg)FNW
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779260Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1803 - 1804CaptainBWAS-17931804 - 1805CaptainBWAS-17935.1805 - 6.1805CaptainBWAS-17931806 - 1807CaptainBWAS-17931808 - 1815CaptainBWAS-17939.1818 - 9.1822CaptainBWAS-179311.1822 - 1825CaptainBWAS-17931.1828 - 12.1829CaptainBWAS-179324.12.1829 - 1831CaptainNBD1849

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.12.1809 - 30.4.1814LieutenantNBD184925.11.1822 - 6.1.1824LieutenantNBD18491.1.1824 - 4.2.1825LieutenantNBD18497.5.1834 - 25.6.1834LieutenantNBD1849

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.4.1819 - 9.1819Masterref:18719.12.1822 - 31.12.1823Masterref:18711.1.1825 - 26.2.1826Masterref:18711.1.1836 - 31.12.1836Masterref:1871

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
13.8.1803 - 8.18111st Class VolunteerNBD18493.1805 - 5.18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.7.1803Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
20.8.1803Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
30.1.1804Took the
30.1.1804Took the
6.1805Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £32397.0.0dBWAS-1793
26.8.1806Chase of the Vétéran
1808Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
5.3.1811Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1.1814Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
6.1815Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
9.1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
10.1818Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1819Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15041.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1822Paid offBWAS-1793
9.1822Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1822RecommissionedBWAS-1793
3.1823Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £12248.0.0dBWAS-1793
1825On the Lisbon stationBWAS-1793
7.1826Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1828RecommissionedBWAS-1793
5.1828Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £29123.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1832Began cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1833Completed cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6111.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1834RecommissionedBWAS-1793
5.1834Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Corvette
5.1834Began fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1834Completed fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7771.0.0dBWAS-1793
29.11.1839Wrecked near TarragonaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FNWRobert Gardiner, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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