British Fifth Rate frigate 'Madagascar' (1811)

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Madagascar

5213
Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Néréide' (1808) (44) 1808-1811
French 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured26.5.1811BWAS-1793
ShipyardSt Malo - Brittany NNF-1800
Ship ClassConsolante Class (1795)NNF-1800
Designed by
François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1793-1821
NNF-1800
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up5.1819BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 6"Imperial Feet46.942 
Length of Keel129' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet39.3256 
Breadth40' 3"Imperial Feet12.2682 
Moulded Breadth39' 7"Imperial Feet11.907 
Depth in Hold12' 11"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Burthen1,113 90⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


2.1813Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1813300 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1813 - 8.1814Captain
Lucius CurtisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1864
BWAS-17938.1814 - 9.1814Captain
Bentick Cavendish DoyleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1823
BWAS-17939.1814 - 1815Captain
James Alexander GordonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1868
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
13.2.1813 - 30.8.1815Lieutenant
John Leigh BeckfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1821
NBD184930.8.1815 - 31.10.1815Lieutenant
Richard HoareBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1827
RNB1823

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
9.1812 - 2.1815Midshipman
Frederick William BeecheyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1836
NBD18491816Midshipman
Thomas CareyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1831
NBD1849

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 9.8.1815Seaman
William JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
†ref:19987.9.1816 - 11.1816Volunteer
Courtenay Edmund William BoyleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1830
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
6.4.1812Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
9.1812Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1813Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1816In Ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
5.1819Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 7th of July 2026 04:00

Portsmouth, 11 November 1815: The Madagascar has been paid off at Sheerness by Capt Stanfen, who has commissioned the Phaeton. [Hampshire Chronicle, 13 November 1815]

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