British Fifth Rate frigate 'Andromeda' (1784)

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Andromeda	3055
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.1.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1781	BWAS-1714
Launched	21.4.1784	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1788	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Hermione Class (1780)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1808	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck129' 0"Imperial Feet39.3192
Length of Keel106' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet32.3279
Breadth35' 5 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807
Depth in Hold12' 7"Imperial Feet3.7465
Burthen714 ³⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.4.1784Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
25.3.1780220Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1788 - 19.7.1790Captain ADM 6/23/450BWAS-171419.7.1790 - 6.9.1791Captain ADM 6/24/52BWAS-17147.9.1791 - 26.7.1793Captain ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/2426.7.1793 - 7.8.1794Captain ADM 6/25/18
Issued by , Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 10.3.1794ADM 6/257.8.1794 - 1795Captain ADM 6/25/72BWAS-17141795 - 3.1799CaptainBWAS-17143.1799 - 12.1800CaptainBWAS-171412.1800 - 6.4.1801CaptainBWAS-1714

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.8.1790 - 6.9.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/57ADM 6/243.8.1790 - 6.9.1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/57ADM 6/247.9.1791 - 28.10.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/247.9.1791 - 1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/247.9.1791 - 12.12.1792Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/241.10.1792 - 28.12.1792Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/175ADM 6/2427.7.1793 - 25.11.1793Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/285
Issued by , Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 22.11.1793ADM 6/2422.5.1795 - 2.9.1795Lieutenant Discharged ADM 196/3/2ADM 19623.4.1797 - 11.9.1800LieutenantNAO

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
21.8.1794 - 23.8.1795MasterADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1788 - 1790MidshipmanODNB13.3.1788 - 2.7.1789Midshipmanref:6161.6.1795 - 1795MidshipmanNBD18498.1800 - 1801MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.7.1784Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
16.5.1788Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5649.0.0dBWAS-1714
30.6.1788Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
7.1789Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1790Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1790Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2927.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1791Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1792Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4561.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.3.1793Took the Frigate in port at Forth
6.1794Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1794RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1794Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7300.0.0dBWAS-1714
24.5.1796Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1797In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1798In the North SeaBWAS-1714
7.7.1800Attack on Dunkirk
12.1800Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
9.1802Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
9.1811Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 18th of July 2026 01:00

Lieutenant Young, of the Andromeda frigate, came home passenger, with dispatches, in the Minerva letter of marque, which was captured by the French on her voyage from the West Indies, and afterwards retaken by the Dart privateer, arrived at Dover on Saturday last, and immediately proceeded on to London. [Hampshire Telegraph, 1 June 1801]

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