British Fifth Rate frigate 'Belvidera' (1809)

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Belvidera	3283
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.9.1818	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.12.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Apollo Class (1798)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert John NelsonBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1789-1793	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	10.7.1906	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet44.2151
Length of Keel121' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet36.8872
Breadth38' 2"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Forward10' 9"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft14' 10"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen945 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.12.1809Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1810 - 3.1810CommanderBWAS-17933.1810 - 9.1814CaptainBWAS-179320.11.1830 - 12.1833CaptainW0251.1844CommanderW0251.1844 - 1845CaptainBWAS-1793

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1810 - 27.5.1814LieutenantNBD184919.12.1811 - 4.11.1813LieutenantNBD184920.11.1830 - 24.1.1835LieutenantNBD18498.12.1833 - 21.10.1837LieutenantNBD184924.1.1835 - 28.6.1838First LieutenantNBD184921.9.1841 - 1842First LieutenantNBD184910.3.1842 - 30.5.1844LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1825 - 11.5.1830GunnerPMD

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
23.7.1810 - 1812MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1808Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
23.12.1809Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £30619.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.12.1809Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.2.1810Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7686.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.5.1810Sailed for the Greenland FisheryBWAS-1793
22.7.1810Action near Studtland
23.7.1810Took the Gun-brig near Studlandt (Norway)
23.7.1810Took the Gun-brig near Studlandt (Norway)
27.10.1810Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
23.6.1812Belvidera vs President
27.6.1812Arrived at Halifax, Nova ScotiaTRN6
9.7.1812Took the Ship B044
11.7.1812Took the Ship ref:1298
21.8.1812Took the Schooner
8.2.1813Took the Schooner by boat in Chesapeake Bay
25.12.1813Took the Brig
2.4.1814Took the Privateer
9.1814Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
5.1816Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1817Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £34912.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1817Laid up at Portsmouth?BWAS-1793
7.1829Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1830Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1831Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £24534.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1833Recommissioned for North America and the West IndiesBWAS-1793
4.1838Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1839Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5443.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1841Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1841Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5776.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1846fitted as a storeship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1852Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1852Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.7.1906Sold to J. B. Graham for £1,800BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B044Theodore Roosevelt, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

PMD Book

TRN6William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1298 Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Nasser on Saturday 8th of March 2014 20:47

Thank you for your correction and I am sorry for the inaccurate posting I must have mixed with another monument in the same cemetry.

Posted by Cy on Friday 7th of March 2014 23:36

The following inscription is taken form the Nautical Magazine - Vol 2

"Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant G. M. Garrett, R.N. aged 25 years, and Lieutenant R. Ogden, R.M. aged 41 years, of H.B.M. ship Belvidera who were unfortunately drowned on the morning of the 10th. of April, 1833, in consequence of the upsetting of a boat, near the reef of rocks below this their last resting place. The Captain, officers, and ship's company have unanimously caused this monument to be erected over their remains, as a token of respect for their memory, and sorrow for their untimely fate. Few ever lived more esteemed; none ever died more deeply lamented by those who best knew them"

Posted by Nasser Shbeni on Friday 7th of March 2014 23:13

I visited a cemetry in Tripoli-Libya today 06/March/2014 to find a grave of two couples who served on board of the ship Belvidera, their death was in consequence of the ship upsetting in the sea near Tripoli. Is it the same Ship ?
the last word in this record says it was sold in 1906 .
the Grave is without date. the man was 41 years and the woman was 25 years old.

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