British Fifth Rate frigate 'Pique' (1795)

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Pique
Nominal Guns	34	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Pique' (1785) (32) 1785-1795 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1792 Renamed "Pique"
Named	5.9.1795	BWAS-1793
Captured	6.1.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Galatée Class (1779)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sunk in Action	30.6.1798	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck144' 1 ½"Imperial Feet43.9039
Length of Keel119' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet36.2776
Breadth37' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet11.284
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen906 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1795Broadside Weight = 252 Imperial Pound ( 114.282 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.1795 - 30.6.1798CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 1804LieutenantNBD18497.1.1803 - 4.1803LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1796 - 30.6.1798MidshipmanNBD18497.1797 - 6.1798Midshipmanref:616

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1.1798 - 6.8.1798Ordinary SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1.1795Taken by Blanche in the [Action of 1795-01-06]BWAS-1793
5.9.1795Named, Registered and commissionedBWAS-1793
9.3.1796Took in company with Charon the 14-gun privateer **Lacedemonien** off BarbadosBWAS-1793
9.3.1796Took the Brig off Barbados
23.4.1796Present at the capture of Demerara and EssequiboBWAS-1793
23.4.1796Capture of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice
2.5.1796Present at the capture of BerbiceBWAS-1793
1797Service in the ChannelBWAS-1793
1798Service in the ChannelBWAS-1793
29.6.1798Capture of the Seine
30.6.1798In company with Jason took the Seine off the Penmarks, being bilged and lost having suffered 2 dead and 6 wounded.BWAS-1793
30.6.1798Took the Frigate in the Breton Passage
16.8.1814Took the Privateer ref:720

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

ref:720 Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 12th of July 2026 18:50

Prize Money: The crews of the Scipio, Pique, Prompt, and Babet, for the capture of the Carl and Zee-Wart, a distribution was made at Downing-street, the 20th instant. [Hampshire Chronicle, 23 March 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Friday 12th of June 2026 03:54

Portsmouth: Came out of the bason his Majesty’s ship La Pique, David Milne, Esq, commander, and is now getting ready for sea with the utmost expedition, no pains being spared by the gallant commander to equip her as soon as possible. [Hampshire Chronicle, 15 April 1797]

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