Danish Fifth Rate frigate 'Rota' (1801)

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Rota
Nominal Guns	38	W006
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Dano-Norwegian navy
Keel Laid Down	8.10.1799	W006
Acquired	15.6.1801	W006
Shipyard	Nyholm Dockyard - Copenhagen	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	7.9.1807	W006
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Rota' (1807) (38) 1807-1816 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck152' 1"Danish Fod (Feet)47.7437 (147′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 0"Danish Fod (Feet)11.9358 (36′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Forward15' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)4.7429 (14′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Aft16' 6"Danish Fod (Feet)5.0518 (15′ 7″ Imperial)
Burthen677Danish Læster

Armament

1801Broadside Weight = 416 Danish Pund (454.688 lbs 207.9168 kg)W006
Gun Deck6 Danish 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck26 Danish 24-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Danish 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1801398 W006

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1802 - 1803Kaptajnref:1695

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:1695 Web Site

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