Portugese Fifth Rate frigate 'Princesa Carlota' (1791)

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Princesa Carlota
Nominal Guns	36	3DECKS
Nationality	Portugal
Operator	State Navy
Launched	6.10.1791	3DECKS
First Commissioned	1791	3DECKS
How acquired	Purpose built	3DECKS
Shipyard	Bahia - Brazil	3DECKS
Category	Fifth Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Frigate	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Broken Up	1812	3DECKS

Armament

1791Broadside Weight = 351 Portugese pound (355.212 lbs)ref:621
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Portugese 9-Pounder
Upper Deck Bow Chaser32 Portugese 18-Pounder

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.11.1792 - 14.12.1792Chefe de Divisãoref:62114.12.1792 - 1794Capitão-de-mar-e-guerraref:6211.6.1794 - 1795Capitão-de-mar-e-guerraref:6211795 - 1797Capitão-de-mar-e-guerraref:6217.8.1797 - 1798Capitão-de-mar-e-guerraref:6214.11.1798 - 13.12.1808Capitão-de-Fragataref:621

Service History

DateEventSource
25.12.1795

Sailed from the Tagus with a convoy for Brazil

ref:621
23.7.1796

Entered the Tagus with a convoy

ref:621
1812

Broken up at Rio de Janeiro

ref:621

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

ref:621 Document

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Barry J. Fox on Wednesday 10th of November 2021 00:19

1797 armament- 44-18#, 10-9#
1807 armament 28-18#, 20-9#

Reference- French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861 by Rif Winfield and Stephen S. Roberts

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