British Fifth Rate frigate 'Confederate' (1781)

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Confederate
Nominal Guns	36
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Fifth Rate frigate 'Confederacy' (1778) (36) 1778-1781 American 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	14.4.1781
First Commissioned	13.5.1781
Shipyard	Norwich - Connecticut	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Jedidiah WillettsAmerican Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	30.1782

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck154' 9"Imperial Feet46.9434
Length of Keel133' 5"Imperial Feet40.5422
Breadth37' 0"Imperial Feet11.2776
Depth in Hold12' 3"Imperial Feet3.6957
Burthen970 ⁸⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1781Broadside Weight = 186 Imperial Pound ( 84.351 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1781260 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
7.5.1781 - 21.9.1781Captain: on board from 13.5.1781 ADM 6/22/360
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 6.11.1781ADM 6/22

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
13.5.1781 - 21.9.1781Captain's Servant ADM 9/6/1983ADM 9

Service History

DateEventSource
14.4.1781Captured by Roebuck and Orpheus off the Delaware.B066
22.6.1781Purchased at a cost of £5941.1.4dBWAS-1714
21.9.1781Paid offADM 51
18.11.1781Docked at WoolwichB066
3.1782Broken up at WoolwichB066

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 9 Archive

B066Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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