American Fifth Rate frigate 'Philadelphia' (1799)

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Philadelphia	2418
Nominal Guns	36	DANFS
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Keel Laid Down	14.11.1798	DANFS
Launched	28.11.1799	DANFS
How acquired	Purpose built	DANFS
Shipyard	Philadelphia - Pennsylvania	DANFS
Designed by	Josiah FoxAmerican Designer Ship Builder Service 1763	DANFS
Category	Fifth Rate	DANFS
Ship Type	Frigate	DANFS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	DANFS
Captured	31.10.1803	DANFS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB90
Length of Gundeck157' 0"Imperial Feet47.8536
Length of Keel130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth39' 0"Imperial Feet11.8872
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen1,240Tons BM

Armament

4.1800Broadside Weight = 252 Imperial Pound ( 114.282 kg)DANFS
Upper Gun Deck28 American 18 Pounder

4.1800Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)B90
Upper Gun Deck28 American 18 Pounder
Quarterdeck10 American 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1800307Established ComplementDANFS

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1800 - 6.1801CaptainDANFS6.1801 - 7.1802CaptainDANFS21.5.1803 - 31.10.1803CaptainDANFS

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.5.1801 - 31.10.1803Second LieutenantE-WIKI1803 - 8.1803First LieutenantDB0081803 - 31.10.1803Lieutenantref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Lieutenantref:11328.1803 - 31.10.1803First LieutenantDB008

11 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 3.10.1803Master-at-Armsref:11321803 - 11.10.1803Surgeon's Materef:11321803 - 31.10.1803Surgeon's Materef:11321803 - 31.10.1803Cookref:11321803 - 3.6.1803Surgeonref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Masterref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Purserref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Carpenterref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Gunnerref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Boatswainref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Sailmakerref:1132

14 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Midshipmanref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Stewardref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Master's Materef:11321803 - 31.10.1803Captain's Clerkref:1132

9 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1800 - 1.1.1801Marine Privateref:114423.3.1800 - 1.1.1801Marine Privateref:114423.3.1800 - 1.1.1801Marine Privateref:114423.3.1800 - 31.7.1801Marine Privateref:11441803 - 31.10.1803Marine Corporalref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Marine Sergeantref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Marine Sergeantref:11321803 - 31.10.1803Marine First Lieutenantref:113213.6.1813 - 31.10.1803MarineDB008

Service History

DateEventSource
5.4.1800First commissioned
5.1800Arrived on the Guadalope station to relieve ConstellationDANFS
1.12.1800Took the Privateer
1801Took the Privateer
1801Took the Privateer
1801Took the Privateer
1801Took the Privateer
11.5.1802Departed Gibraltar for the United StatesDANFS
7.1802Arrived in America and placed in OrdinaryDANFS
21.5.1803RecommissionedDANFS
28.7.1803Sailed for the MediterraneanDANFS
24.8.1803Arrived at GibraltarDANFS
9.1803Left Tangiers in company with VixenDANFS
10.1803Established a blockade of Tripoli with VixenDANFS
31.10.1803Ran aground on Kaliusa Reef off Tripoli Harbour and surrenderedBWAS-1793
16.2.1804Burnt in Tripoli Harbour by US Navy volunteers led by Lieutenant

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1801-1802	American Mediterranean Squadron 1801-1802	Richard DaleAmerican Naval Sailor Service 1776-1798
1803-1804	American Mediterranean Squadron 1803-1804	Edward PrebleAmerican Naval Sailor Service 1761-1807

Notes on Ship

Original DesignB90
Originally designed as a 44 and re-rated during Construction
NameB90
Originally named as "City of Philadelphia"
BuildersB90
She was built by Samuel Humphreys, Nathaniel Hutton, and John Delavue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B90Paul H. Silverstone, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

DB008William Ray, Digital Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1132Charles W Goldsborough, Periodical

ref:1144 Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Tuesday 13th of February 2018 23:33

According to some sources she received at least an Arabic name. Could somebody confirmed.

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