British Fifth Rate frigate 'Andromeda' (1784)

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Andromeda	3055
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.1.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1781	BWAS-1714
Launched	21.4.1784	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1788	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Hermione Class (1780)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1808	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck129' 0"Imperial Feet39.3192
Length of Keel106' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet32.3279
Breadth35' 5 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807
Depth in Hold12' 7"Imperial Feet3.7465
Burthen714 ³⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.4.1784Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
25.3.1780220Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1788 - 19.7.1790Captain ADM 6/23/450BWAS-171419.7.1790 - 6.9.1791Captain ADM 6/24/52BWAS-17147.9.1791 - 26.7.1793Captain ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/2426.7.1793 - 7.8.1794Captain ADM 6/25/18
Issued by , Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 10.3.1794ADM 6/257.8.1794 - 1795Captain ADM 6/25/72BWAS-17141795 - 3.1799CaptainBWAS-17143.1799 - 12.1800CaptainBWAS-171412.1800 - 6.4.1801CaptainBWAS-1714

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.8.1790 - 6.9.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/57ADM 6/243.8.1790 - 6.9.1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/57ADM 6/247.9.1791 - 28.10.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/247.9.1791 - 1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/247.9.1791 - 12.12.1792Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/241.10.1792 - 28.12.1792Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/175ADM 6/2427.7.1793 - 25.11.1793Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/285
Issued by , Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 22.11.1793ADM 6/2422.5.1795 - 2.9.1795Lieutenant Discharged ADM 196/3/2ADM 19623.4.1797 - 11.9.1800LieutenantNAO

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
21.8.1794 - 23.8.1795MasterADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1788 - 1790MidshipmanODNB13.3.1788 - 2.7.1789Midshipmanref:6161.6.1795 - 1795MidshipmanNBD18498.1800 - 1801MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.7.1784Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
16.5.1788Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5649.0.0dBWAS-1714
30.6.1788Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
7.1789Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1790Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1790Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2927.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1791Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1792Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4561.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.3.1793Took the Frigate in port at Forth
6.1794Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1794RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1794Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7300.0.0dBWAS-1714
24.5.1796Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1797In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1798In the North SeaBWAS-1714
7.7.1800Attack on Dunkirk
12.1800Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
9.1802Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
9.1811Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

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