British Fifth Rate frigate 'Arethuse' (1793)

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Arethuse ➡ 1795 Undaunted
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Aréthuse' (1791) (38) 1791-1796 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Named	29.10.1794	BWAS-1793
Captured	29.8.1793	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	31.8.1796	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 0"Imperial Feet46.3296
Breadth126' 10"Imperial Feet38.4048
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.6576
Depth in Hold39' 8 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999
Burthen1,063 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1795Broadside Weight = 330 Imperial Pound ( 149.655 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1795286 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1793 - 4.1794Lieutenant TransferedBWAS-17937.1795 - 25.8.1796Captain†BWAS-179325.8.1796 - 31.8.1796CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
29.8.1795 - 11.1.1796MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1793Removed from ToulonBWAS-1793
3.5.1794Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
29.10.1794RegisteredBWAS-1793
6.1.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2871.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.7.1795Renamed UndauntedBWAS-1793
9.2.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
23.4.1796Capture of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice
31.8.1796Wrecked on Morant Keys, JamaicaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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