British Fifth Rate frigate 'Thames' (1805)

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Thames
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.5.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	24.10.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Thames Class (1804)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William BatelyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1741-1755	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Sir Robert SeppingsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1805-1832	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	10.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck127' 1"Imperial Feet38.7105
Length of Keel107' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet32.62
Breadth34' 1"Imperial Feet10.3696
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814
Burthen661 ²⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.10.1805Broadside Weight = 300 Imperial Pound ( 136.05 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1804215Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1805 - 5.1808CaptainBWAS-17935.1808 - 1811CaptainBWAS-17931811 - 1813CaptainBWAS-17931813 - 8.1813CaptainBWAS-17938.1813 - 9.1813CaptainBWAS-179311.1813 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 5.1815CommanderBWAS-17935.1815 - 1816CommanderBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.4.1806 - 21.12.1807LieutenantNBD184912.1806 - 20.10.1807LieutenantNBD18492.11.1808 - 5.5.1809LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1814 - 19.1.1815Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
3.3.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
25.7.1810Action of 1810-07-25
21.7.1811Action of 1811-07-21
19.10.1811Action of 1811-10-19
1.11.1811Action of 1811-11-01
14.5.1812Action of 1812-05-14
26.2.1813Capture of Ponza
8.1813Began fitting as a Troopship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.1813Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1814Completed fitting as a Troopship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.1814Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop Ship
1815In North AmericaBWAS-1793
10.1816Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 2nd of July 2026 03:18

Portsmouth 27 April 1816: Yesterday, the Trave, Capt Codd; Dover, Capt Rogers; and Weser, Capt Lawrence, sailed for Barbadoes, with the 2nd or Queen’s Regiment on board. The Thames, Capt Walpole, will join them off Plymouth, and receive on board a proportion of the number of troops they have. [Hampshire Telegraph, 29 April 1816]

Posted by Adam Quigley on Monday 2nd of February 2015 19:52

John Strutt Peyton was without doubt captain of the Thames in june 1813 Source: ADM 1 426. letter signed by him listing injured men in an explosión.

Posted by Adam Quigley on Wednesday 21st of January 2015 20:29

June 1813 HMS Thames takes part in artillery duel with french forces on the beach near Coll de Balaguer on the catalan coast. Explosion on board kills 12 sailors.

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