British Fifth Rate frigate 'Weser' (1813)

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Weser
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Weser' (1812) (44) 1812-1813 French 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	21.10.1813	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland
Ship Class	Pallas Class (1805)
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836
Constructor	Jean Francois GuillemardFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1801-1832
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	17.9.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 6"Imperial Feet46.3325
Length of Keel127' 2"Imperial Feet38.7115
Breadth39' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet11.9063
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen1,081 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1813Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1813300 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1814 - 3.1815CommanderBWAS-179329.3.1815 - 10.1815CommanderBWAS-17932.9.1816 - 1817CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 3.1816Master's Mate DischargedNBD18492.1816 - 1816MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.11.1813Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.1814Began fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1814Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop Ship
4.1814Completed fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
17.9.1817Sold for breaking up to Mr. Bailey at Portsmouth for £1,500BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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