British Fifth Rate frigate 'Doris' (1795)

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Doris	7588
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.5.1794	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	31.8.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Gravesend - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Phoebe Class (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William CleverleyBritish Ship Builder Service 1800	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	12.1.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 6"Imperial Feet43.2852
Length of Keel118' 11"Imperial Feet35.9678
Breadth38' 1"Imperial Feet11.5856
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet4.0047
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Burthen917 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

31.8.1795Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.5.1794264Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1795 - 12.1800CaptainBWAS-179312.1800 - 5.1801CaptainBWAS-17935.1801 - 1802CaptainBWAS-17931802CaptainBWAS-17932.1803 - 9.1803CaptainBWAS-17939.1803 - 13.1.1805Captainref:616

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1797 - 10.1797Lieutenantref:61619.5.1800 - 7.1801Lieutenant†TNC22.2.1801 - 19.6.1802LieutenantTNC1812 - 9.10.1813LieutenantNBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 1.1802MidshipmanNBD18495.1800 - 10.1802MidshipmanNBD18491812Master's MateNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.7.1798 - 1799Able SeamanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1794Began building at Gravesend - Kent BWAS-1793
31.8.1795Completed building at Gravesend - Kent at a cost of £15080.0.0dBWAS-1793
31.8.1795Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
26.11.1795Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £9076.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1.1796Took the Flûte
7.5.1796Took the Unrated off Scilly
22.7.1796Took the Corvette off the Scilly Isles
15.7.1797Took the Brig
26.8.1797Took the Lugger in Latitude 46 deg. 30 .min. Longitude 10 deg. 36 min.BG
4.9.1797Took the Corvette BG
10.10.1797Took the Privateer
1.6.1800Operation in Quiberon Bay
22.7.1801Took the Sixth Rate from Camaret Bay
6.1802Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
4.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
18.5.1803Took the Lugger
24.6.1803Took the Privateer
12.1.1805Wrecked near Quiberon BayBWAS-1793
13.1.1805Wreck burnt to avoid captureBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 19th of July 2026 06:20

On Wednesday last was married at Bromley, in Kent, Captain Lukin, of His Majesty’s ship Doris, to Miss Thelluffon, second daughter of the late Peter Thelluffon, Esq, of Brodworth, in Yorkshire.

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 15th of July 2026 11:47

Advertisement: For sale at the Brokers’ Warehouse, Woolster Street, Plymouth, on Friday, the 15th day of May next, the cargo landed from the brig Favorite, captured by His Majesty’s ship Doris, John Halliday, Esq, commander; comprising oak staves, ox hides, copper bolt rods, and coffee. Peter Symons, Sworn Broker, Plymouth. [Hampshire Telegraph, 4 May 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 15th of July 2026 11:45

Advertisement: For sale at the Brokers’ Warehouse, Woolster Street, Plymouth, on Friday, the 15th day of May next, the French brig Les Deux Freres, a prize to His Majesty’s ship Doris, John Halliday, Esq, commander; French-built, square-sterned, , now laying in Sutton Pool, and there to be delivered. Peter Symons, Sworn Broker, Plymouth. [Hampshire Telegraph, 4 May 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 15th of July 2026 07:54

Advertisement: For sale by public auction at the Brokers’ Warehouse, Woolster Street, Plymouth, on Friday, the 15th day of May next, the handsome, fleet-sailing, ship, La Huron, captured on her voyage from the Isle of France to Bourdeaux, after a long chase, by His Majesty’s ships Doris, John Halliday, Esq, and La Magicienne, William Ogilvie, Esq, commanders. Square-sterned, pierced for 20 guns, has excellent quarters, a neat figure-head, , and copper-bottomed… Now laying in Catwater, and there to be delivered. Peter Symons, Broker, Plymouth. [Hampshire Telegraph, 4 May 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 11th of July 2026 07:15

Plymouth, 6 February 1801: Came in the French frigate Favorite, of and from L’Orient, bound to Bourdeaaux, laden with leather, hides, and copper, captured by the Doris, Capt Halliday, on the 22d ult. [Hampshire Chronicle, 9 February 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 9th of July 2026 08:40

Portsmouth, 3 January 1801: Capt Lukin, of the Thames, is appointed to the Doris. [Hampshire Telegraph, 5 January 1801]

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