British Fifth Rate frigate 'Alexandria' (1806)

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Alexandria
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.5.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	18.2.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Thames Class (1804)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William BatelyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1741-1755	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Nicholas DiddamsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1818	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck127' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet38.7287
Length of Keel107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Breadth34' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet10.3696
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814
Burthen662Tons BM

Armament

18.2.1806Broadside Weight = 300 Imperial Pound ( 136.05 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1804215Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1806 - 26.9.1807Captain†BWAS-17931.1808 - 2.1810CaptainBWAS-17932.1810 - 11.1810CaptainBWAS-17939.2.1810 - 10.1.1811CaptainNAO11.1810 - 12.1813CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1806 - 22.1.1807MasterADM 29-123.4.1807 - 10.6.1807MasterADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.1810 - 1810MidshipmanNBD18491811 - 2.1813MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1806Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
12.1813Laid up in Ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
1.1817fitting as a Receiving Ship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
7.1818Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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