British Sixth Rate frigate 'Tyne' (1826)

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Tyne
Nominal Guns	28	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.6.1825	B181
Keel Laid Down	11.1825	B181
Launched	30.11.1826	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B181
Designed by	Sir Robert SeppingsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1809-1832	B181
Category	Sixth Rate	B181
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	17.2.1862	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Breadth33' 0"Imperial Feet10.0584
Burthen600Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Length of Keel106' 6"Imperial Feet32.3342
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.8298
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen598 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1827Broadside Weight = 383 Imperial Pound ( 173.6905 kg)B181
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1828 - 6.1830CaptainW02521.10.1830 - 1.1834CaptainW02530.1.1834 - 1837CaptainNBD18495.9.1837 - 1841CaptainW02518.4.1843 - 1846CaptainW025

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
29.5.1843 - 1844Rear-AdmiralNBD1849

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.8.1830 - 9.1832LieutenantNBD184926.9.1837 - 7.1839LieutenantW02515.1.1841 - 2.10.1841LieutenantNBD18494.1843 - 1.1847First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.4.1827 - 30.11.1829Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1847Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated StoreshipB181
1848Converted to a storeshipB028

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1871 Archive

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