British Sixth Rate frigate 'Pomona' (1778)

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Pomona ➡ 1794 Amphitrite	5863
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.3.1777	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	8.5.1777	BWAS-1714
Launched	22.9.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Southampton - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Enterprise Class (1771)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas RaymondBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	8.1811	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 6"Imperial Feet36.5836
Length of Keel99' 6"Imperial Feet30.1921
Breadth33' 6"Imperial Feet10.1092
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen593 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.9.1778Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1.1771200Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.9.1778 - 11.6.1779Captain ADM 6/21/453BWAS-171411.6.1779 - 13.8.1782Captain ADM 6/23/5
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 9.1.1783BWAS-17141.12.1787 - 13.5.1788Captain ADM 6/23/439ADM 6/2313.5.1788 - 12.5.1789Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/460BWAS-171413.5.1789 - 21.10.1791Captain ADM 6/23/525BWAS-17148.4.1793 - 29.3.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/227BWAS-171429.3.1794 - 1795Captain ADM 6/25/23BWAS-17141796 - 1797CaptainBWAS-17148.1797 - 3.1801CaptainBWAS-17143.1801 - 6.1801LieutenantBWAS-17146.1801 - 10.1801LieutenantBWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.8.1790 - 8.5.1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/60ADM 6/2425.4.1793 - 6.8.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/232ADM 6/246.5.1793 - 25.7.1793Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/236ADM 6/249.5.1793 - 26.2.1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/236ADM 6/2427.2.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/15ADM 6/2521.4.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/34ADM 6/257.8.1794 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/260ADM 6/24

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1790 - bef.23.6.1790Surgeonref:19811793 - bef.20.11.1793Surgeon's Materef:19818.3.1795 - 1795SurgeonE-WIKI

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
16.7.1788 - 18.7.1789Captain's ServantADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
22.9.1778building at Southampton - Hampshire at a cost of £6445.0.0dBWAS-1714
25.9.1778Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
17.12.1778Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
17.12.1778Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5618.18.4dBWAS-1714
27.1.1779Took the Sloop
27.3.1779Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
15.9.1779Capture of Omoa
20.3.17801st Action off Monti Christi
13.8.1782

Returned home and paid off

BWAS-1714
8.1783Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1784Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7816.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1788RecommissionedBWAS-1714
21.10.1791

Paid off

BWAS-1714
2.1793Began fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
3.1793Completed fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £1309.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1793Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.1793Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4481.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.7.1794Renamed AmphitriteBWAS-1714
6.1797Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.1797Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £7019.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1797Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
2.2.1798Took the Privateer off St Lucia
3.4.1798Took the Privateer to Windward of Barbadoes.BG
12.1798Took the Schooner
12.1798Took the Sloop in the Leeward IslandsTNC
26.6.1799Took the Privateer off Antigua
11.8.1799Surrender of Surinam
6.1801Voyage homeBWAS-1714
15.11.1801Paid offADM 51
2.1802Laid up at Portsmouth (Winfield gives 1801-02, which is before she left the West Indies)BWAS-1714
8.1811Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

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