British Sixth Rate post ship 'Waaksaamheidt' (1798)

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Waaksaamheidt
Nominal Guns	22	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Waakzamheid' (1786) (24) 1786-1798 Dutch 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Captured	24.10.1798	B028
Shipyard	Enkhuizen - Holland	M01
Constructor	J HandDutch Ship Builder	M01
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Post Ship	B028
Sold	9.1802	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck114' 6"Imperial Feet34.7581
Length of Keel94' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet28.6671
Breadth31' 7 ½"Imperial Feet9.4615
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen503 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1801Broadside Weight = 156 Imperial Pound ( 70.746 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1801155 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1.1801 - 1801CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
24.10.1798Captured by Sirius off TexelBWAS-1793
17.11.1798Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
7.1799Began fittingBWAS-1793
7.1799Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1.1800Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1793
5.1800Completed fitting at a cost of £5,990BWAS-1793
5.1800Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5990.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1802Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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