British Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1796)

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Mahonesa
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1789) (34) 1789-1796 Spanish 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	13.10.1796	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Mahón - Minorca
Ship Class	Mahonesa Class (1789)
Designed by	Julian Martin de RetamosaSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1789-1798
Constructor	Honorato BouyonSpanish Ship Builder Service 1789-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1798	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 1"Imperial Feet44.1966
Length of Keel118' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet35.9728
Breadth39' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet11.9063
Depth in Hold11' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen974 ⁹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1796Broadside Weight = 186 Imperial Pound ( 84.351 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1796260 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.12.1796 - 1797CommanderBWAS-17931797 - 8.1798CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
24.5.1797Took the Brig off Cadiz
3.6.1798Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
7.1798Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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