British Fifth Rate frigate 'Convert' (1793)

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Convert
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Inconstante' (1790) (32) 1790-1793 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	29.10.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Charmante Class (1777)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Jacques Denis Chevillard le CadetFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1777-1778	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	8.3.1794	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthenc930Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1.12.1793 - 8.3.1794Captain ADM 6/25/65
Confirmed 24.7.1794BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.12.1793 - 8.3.1794Lieutenant: on board from 17.12.1793 ADM 196/3/5NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1793Commissioned at JamaicaBWAS-1793
5.2.1794Sailed with a convoy for EnglandBWAS-1793
8.2.1794Wrecked on a reef at Grand CaymanBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	William CumberlandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1825
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