British Fifth Rate frigate 'Volontaire' (1806)

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Volontaire
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Volontaire' (1796) (44) 1796-1806 French 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	4.3.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne
Ship Class	Virginie Class (1793)
Designed by	Jean Marguerite Tupinier (Baron Tupinier)French Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1794-1817
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	2.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck151' 9"Imperial Feet46.0248
Length of Keel127' 1 ⅜"Imperial Feet38.7191
Breadth40' 0 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,084 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1807Broadside Weight = 425 Imperial Pound ( 192.7375 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1806 - 10.1806CommanderBWAS-179310.1806 - 7.1807CaptainBWAS-17937.9.1807 - 31.12.1810CaptainNBD18491811CaptainBWAS-17931811 - 10.1813CaptainBWAS-17931.1.1811 - 8.2.1811CaptainNAO10.1813 - 1814LieutenantBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 1.11.1809Lieutenant†TRN51.11.1809LieutenantRNB18231.11.1809LieutenantRNB18232.2.1813 - 7.1814LieutenantNBD1849

10 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.3.1806 - 7.1806MidshipmanNBD18499.1806 - 9.1813Master's MateNBD18491808 - 16.5.1811MidshipmanNBD18491.11.1809MidshipmanRNB18231.11.1809MidshipmanRNB18231.11.1809MidshipmanRNB18231.11.1809Master's MateRNB18231.11.1809Quarter Gunner† Discharged DeadBG1810 - 1812MidshipmanNBD18496.3.1813 - 12.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG31.5.1811 - 6.3.18131st Class VolunteerNBD1849

3 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1.11.1809Lieutenant of MarinesRNB18231.11.1809Lieutenant of MarinesRNB18231.11.1809PrivateBG

Service History

DateEventSource
13.6.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
18.11.1807Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
16.4.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
31.10.1809Action in Rosas Bay
29.4.1811Action of 1811-04-29
29.4.1812Boat action in the Rhone
30.3.1813Action of 1813-03-30
2.1816Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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