British Fifth Rate frigate 'Blonde' (1819)

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Blonde			3343
Nominal Guns	46
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	12.1.1819
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	28.2.1895

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen1,103Tons BM

Armament

1819Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)B028
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.6.1824 - 15.12.1826CaptainNBD18496.11.1839 - 3.1843CaptainNBD1849

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.6.1824 - 12.1826LieutenantNBD18497.6.1826 - 18.10.1826LieutenantNBD18494.2.1828 - 1830LieutenantNBD184912.6.1834 - 14.2.1837LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.6.1824 - 30.6.1826Masterref:187128.1.1828 - 27.7.1828Masterref:18711834Masterref:1871

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
99.99.1819 - 4.1826MidshipmanCSORN3.1828 - 4.3.1829Master's MateNBD18498.1828 - 30.4.1830Master's MateBWAS-17931841 - 23.12.1842MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.6.1842Capture of Woosung
11.1850Harbour DutyB066

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B066Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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Posted by Brian Stephens on Monday 14th of April 2014 15:52

Edinburgh Advertiser September 21, 1824
On Thursday the Blonde frigate, Captain Lord Byron, sailed from Northfleet to Portsmouth, with the remains of the King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands on board.

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