British Fifth Rate frigate 'Nieman' (1809)

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Nieman
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Niémen' (1808) (40) 1808-1809 French 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	5.4.1809	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Armide Class (1802)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Pierre-Elisabeth RollandFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1774-1810	NNF-1800
Constructor	Jean-François ChaumontFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1835	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	9.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 2 ½"Imperial Feet46.9519
Length of Keel129' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet39.3383
Breadth39' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet11.9063
Depth in Hold12' 5 ⅞"Imperial Feet3.6798
Burthen1,093 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1809Broadside 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
9.1809300 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1809 - 3.1812CaptainBWAS-17933.1812 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1809 - 13.4.1812First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1811 - 9.1813MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
6.9.1811 - 18111st Class VolunteerNL1865

Service History

DateEventSource
5.4.1809Taken by in the Bay of Biscay
26.4.1809Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
8.1809Began very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1809Completed very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1.1813Sailed for St HelenaBWAS-1793
8.2.1814Took the Packet
23.5.1814Took the Schooner
23.5.1814Took the Schooner
23.5.1814Took the Privateer
9.1815Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
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