British Fifth Rate frigate 'Quebec' (1781)

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Quebec

6026
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered15.9.1779BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1780BWAS-1714
Launched24.5.1781BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBursledon - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassActive Class (1778)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Edward HuntBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Dockyard Staff
Service 1757-1809
BWAS-1714
Constructor
George ParsonsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1795-1801
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up7.1816BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 3"Imperial Feet38.4077 
Length of Keel104' 2"Imperial Feet31.7119 
Breadth35' 6 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807 
Depth in Hold12' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward8' 4"Tons BM 
Draught Aft13' 6"Tons BM 
Burthen699 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


5.1781Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

7.1805Broadside Weight = 255 Imperial Pound ( 115.6425 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1781250EstablishmentBWAS-1714

16 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1781 - 6.1.1783Captain
Christopher MasonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1801
ADM 6/22/288BWAS-17142.10.1790 - 12.6.1793Captain
John RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1795
ADM 6/24/73BWAS-171412.6.1793 - 24.4.1795Captain
Josiah RogersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1795
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/24/245BWAS-17144.1795 - 1796Captain
James CarpenterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1837
BWAS-17141796 - 11.1797Captain
John CookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1814
BWAS-171414.3.1798 - 30.1.1799Captain
Sir William George FairfaxBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1813
TransferedBWAS-17141.1799 - 3.1801Captain
Henry William BayntunBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1837
BWAS-17143.1801 - 6.1801Captain
Sir Robert MendsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1821
BWAS-17146.1801 - 1802Captain
Charles GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
BWAS-17148.1805 - 2.1806Captain
George DundasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
BWAS-17142.1806 - 5.1806Captain
George McKinleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1813
BWAS-17145.1806 - 10.1807Captain
Lord Charles John Cary (9th Viscount Falkland)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1807
BWAS-17141807 - 1810Captain
George PoulettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1810
BWAS-17141810 - 1812Captain
Charles Sibthorp John HawtayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1819
BWAS-171412.1812 - 1813Lieutenant
Thomas LeighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1813
BWAS-17141814Lieutenant
Robert ScallonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1837
BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
4.1793 - 6.6.1793Rear-Admiral of the Blue
John MacbrideBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1799
ref:676

15 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
29.7.1783Second Lieutenant
Robert EnglandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1798
ADM 6/23/261ADM 6/234.10.1790 - 11.6.1793First Lieutenant
William AlderBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1793
ADM 60/24/73ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 20.9.1791Second Lieutenant
John NottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1793
ADM 6/24/85ADM 6/2414.9.1791 - 15.9.1791Third Lieutenant
Charles Burton NewenhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/134ADM 6/2421.9.1791 - 15.10.1791Second Lieutenant
George ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1830
Transfered ADM 6/24/137ADM 6/2421.9.1791 - 11.6.1793Third Lieutenant
John NottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1793
ADM 6/24/137ADM 6/2412.6.1793 - 7.8.1793First Lieutenant
George GreyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1804
ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/2412.6.1793 - 13.8.1793Second Lieutenant
The Hon. Arthur TurnourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/2414.8.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant
The Hon. Arthur TurnourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1793
ADM 6/24/261ADM 6/2414.8.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
Richard HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1785-1796
ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/2414.8.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant
James RogersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1806
ADM 6/24/261ADM 6/2420.9.1793 - 17.3.1794Fourth Lieutenant
Thomas Willoughby LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1841
Transfered ADM 6/24/268ADM 61794Lieutenant
Charles McKenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
ADM 171/82.5.1802 - 15.5.1802Acting Lieutenant
William HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1819
TransferedNAO14.8.1805 - 1809Lieutenant
Richard Booth BowdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1815
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
28.3.1809 - 14.1.1812Master
William BrydenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1812
ADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1801 - 28.12.1802Midshipman
Edward BurtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1847
NBD18491806Midshipman
Thomas BevisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1829
NBD1849

3 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
26.1.1791 - 17.10.1791Able Seaman
John GoodrichBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1797
ADM 29/81794Able Seaman
John PikeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
ADM 171/81794Carpenter's Crew
John CarstairsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
ADM 171/8

Service History


DateEventSource
24.5.1781building at a cost of £16495.8.5dBWAS-1714
29.5.1781Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.8.1781Completed at Portsmouth, including coppering and fitting at a cost of £16,495.8.5dBWAS-1714
8.8.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.9.1781Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
26.4.1782Took the Ship
Hope (18) 1781-1782
American 18 Gun
Privateer Ship

27.8.1782Took the Privateer
Warrior (Unknown) 1782-1782
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

20.12.1782Capture of the South Carolina
1783Paid offBWAS-1714
9.1790Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1791Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5456.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1793Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1793Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6636.0.0dBWAS-1714
26.11.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1794In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
10.3.1796Took the Privateer
L'Aspic (Unknown) 1796-1796
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
3.12.1796Took the Unrated
L'Africaine (18) 1796-1796
French 18 Gun
Unrated Unknown
off San Domingo
11.1797Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1798RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1798Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1799RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1799Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10428.0.0dBWAS-1714
21.4.1799

Sailed for Jamaica with a convoy

TNC
10.1803fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
3.1805Began repairsBWAS-1714
7.1805Completed repairs at a cost of £16736.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1805Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1805Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
4.9.1807At capitulation of HeligolandBWAS-1714
30.4.1809Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
2.1810Boat attack on the Vlie, a 6-gun privateer destroyed and two others takenBWAS-1714
16.3.1810Took a 10-gun privateerBWAS-1714
8.11.1810Took the Privateer
La Jeune Louise (14) 1810-1810
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
at Vlie
2.12.1810Took the Privateer
Le Renard (6) 1810-1810
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown

2.8.1811Boat attack at Norderley, four gunboats were takenBWAS-1714
30.10.1811Took the Schooner
L'Olympia (10) 1811-1811
French 10 Gun
Privateer Schooner
off the flemish banks and carried in Yarmouthref:722
1812Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1812Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
1.1813fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1814Slop ship at the NoreBWAS-1714
1814Refitted as a Other Vessels Slop Ship
7.1816Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714
1847

Received the Naval General Service Medal with a clasp for the boat action involving the boats of the Quebec in the boarding and capturing of the French frigate Bienvenue and other vessels at Port Royal, Martinique, on 1794/03/20

ADM 171/8

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:41

Prize Money: Quebec, Magicienne, and Drake – Will be paid for L’Africaine, the 11th inst, at Salter’s-hall, London. Recall at the same place. [Portsmouth Telegraph, 9 December 1799]

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