British Fifth Rate frigate 'Gloire' (1795)

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Gloire
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Gloire' (1778) (32) 1778-1795 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	10.4.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Iphigenie Class (1777)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	NNF-1774
Constructor	Fromy DupuyFrench Ship Builder Service 1805	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	24.3.1802	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck141' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet42.9832
Length of Keel116' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet35.3632
Breadth37' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet11.284
Depth in Hold11' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen877 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
17.4.1795Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
7.6.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
9.1799Fitted for navigation to DeptfordBWAS-1793
24.3.1802Sold at Deptford for £1,215 (Never in commission)BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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