British Fifth Rate frigate 'Rota' (1807)

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Rota

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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Rota' (1801) (38) 1801-1807
Danish 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured7.9.1807BWAS-1793
ShipyardNyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen W006
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold11.1.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck153' 6"Imperial Feet46.6373 
Length of Keel128' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet39.0335 
Breadth40' 1"Imperial Feet12.2174 
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048 
Burthen1,102 25⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.1809Broadside 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
3.1809284 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1809 - 1814Captain
Philip SomervilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1815
BWAS-17935.1815 - 1816Captain
John PascoeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1817
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 26.9.1814First Lieutenant
William MatterfaceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1814
†JAMES61814 - 26.9.1814Second Lieutenant
Richard RawleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1814
JAMES61814 - 26.9.1814Third Lieutenant
Charles Rice NormanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1814
†JAMES6

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1811 - 7.1813Midshipman
Robert Bruce RabanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NBD1849

1 Marine


DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 26.9.1814First Lieutenant of Marines
Thomas ParkBritish
Marine
Service 1814
JAMES6

Service History


DateEventSource
12.11.1807Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
12.1808Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
22.5.1812Took the Privateer
L'Espadon (2) 1811-1812
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown

28.5.1813Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
1814Jamaica stationBWAS-1793
26.9.1814Action of 1814-09-26
11.1.1816Sold at Deptford for £3,660BWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 16:33

Portsmouth, 10 February 1816: The following ships were broke up and sold out of the service last month:- Aeolus, Etna, Alkmaar, Canso, Censor, Constant, Dexterous, Ernest, Freya, Genereux, Haughty, Hearty, Kingfisher, Lightning, Meteor, Nymphen, Paulina, Piedmontaise, Porcupine, Quail, Raven, Rota, Sabrina, Sheldrake, Sparrow, Suffolk, Tisiphone, Vengeance, Vesta, Virago, and Wizard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 12 February 1816]

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