British Fifth Rate frigate 'Alliance' (1795)

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Alliance

3005
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Dutch Fifth Rate frigate 'Alliantie' (1788) (36) 1788-1795
Dutch 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured22.8.1795BWAS-1793
ShipyardAmsterdam - Holland M01
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold5.1802BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck130' 9"Imperial Feet39.6316 
Length of Keel107' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet32.6327 
Breadth34' 10"Imperial Feet10.3632 
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Burthen696 81⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


12.1795Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1795121 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1795 - 8.1797Commander
William CumingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1887
BWAS-17938.1797 - 5.2.1798Commander
Henry HeathcoteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1847
BWAS-17933.1798 - 7.9.1798Commander
John Baker HayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1803
BWAS-17937.9.1798 - 4.1799Captain
John Baker HayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1803
BWAS-17934.1799 - 5.1799Commander
David WilmotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
†BWAS-17935.1799 - 12.1799Lieutenant
John Aitken BlowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1842
NBD184912.1799 - 1801Commander
John MelhuishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1804
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
7.1798 - 5.1799First Lieutenant
John Aitken BlowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1842
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
24.9.1795Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
25.11.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
12.1795Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Storeship
7.12.1795Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.12.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
27.1.1796Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1839.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.4.1796Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
18.3.1797Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1798Began fitting at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
3.1798Completed fitting at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
6.1798Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1799At AlexandriaBWAS-1793
4.1799At AcreBWAS-1793
5.1800Began refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
8.1800Completed refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5978.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1802Sold at SheernessBWAS-1793

 
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