British Fifth Rate frigate 'Pallas' (1816)

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Pallas
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.12.1813	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1814	BWAS-1793
Launched	13.4.1816	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1828	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Apollo Class (1798)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Nicholas DiddamsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	11.1.1862	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 5"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel122' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet37.2015
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Forward10' 8"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft14' 5"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen951 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.4.1816Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.8.1828 - 1830CaptainW02515.3.1831 - 1832CaptainW02520.1.1832 - 1834CaptainW025

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.11.1828 - 25.4.1831LieutenantNBD18493.1831 - 16.4.1831LieutenantNBD184917.5.1831 - 1832LieutenantNBD184930.9.1831 - 6.10.1832LieutenantNBD184929.12.1831 - 12.1833LieutenantNBD184919.7.1833 - 16.7.1834LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1833 - 14.5.1834Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
19.3.1811Ordered from Robert Guillaume at Northam.BWAS-1793
10.12.1813Re-ordered from Portsmouth Dockyard when Guillaume went bankruptBWAS-1793
10.12.1813Began First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
13.4.1816Completed First cost, including fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £34668.0.0dBWAS-1793
13.4.1816Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
27.4.1816Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1836Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1836Refitted as a Other Vessels Coal Depot
11.1836Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1.1862Sold to Marshall for £1,426BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1871 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 29th of June 2026 06:53

Portsmouth, 16 March 1816: The Pitt, 74, and Pallas, 38, will be launched from this dock-yard, on the 13th of next month. [Hampshire Telegraph, 18 March 1816]

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 19:59

Portsmouth, 24 February 1716: The following ships are building and repairing at at this port:- Illustrious, Marlborough, and Nymph, having a thorough repair (the two latter are nearly ready to go out of dock); the Malacca, taken in to repair, but found so defective, it is supposed she will be broke up; the Warspite under a considerable repair; the Crown, 64, breaking up. The Pitt, 74, Talavera, 80, and Pallas, 36, are building. The Pitt and Pallas are in a forward state for launching: the Prince Regent yacht is building by the superior class of Shipwright Apprentices. The Victory, 100, is fitting in the Basin, having had a good repair. [Hampshire Telegraph, 26 February 1816]

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