British Fifth Rate frigate 'Vleiter' (1799)

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Vleiter
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Mars' (1784) (68) 1784-1799 Dutch 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1795 Renamed "Mars"
Captured	30.8.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Harlingen - Friesland	M01
Constructor	J SwerusDutch Designer Ship Builder	M01
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	4.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck155' 8"Imperial Feet47.2477
Length of Keel127' 1 ½"Imperial Feet38.7223
Breadth44' 9 ½"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold16' 9"Imperial Feet4.9149
Burthen1.356 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1800Broadside Weight = 402 Imperial Pound ( 182.307 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1800185 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1801 - 4.1802CaptainBWAS-17934.1803 - 7.1804CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1800Began fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1801Floating battery in the MedwayBWAS-1793
7.1801Refitted as a 36 gun Fifth Rate Floating Battery
4.7.1801Completed fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7177.0.0dBWAS-1793
40.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
4.1803Floating battery in the ThamesBWAS-1793
7.1804Paid offBWAS-1793
1806Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Magazine
1809Refitted as a Other Vessels Sheer Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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