British Fifth Rate frigate 'Blonde' (1819)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Recent Comments

       

Blonde

3343
Nominal Guns46
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Captured12.1.1819
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryFifth Rate
Ship TypeFrigate
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Sold28.2.1895

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen1,103Tons BM 

Armament


1819Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg)B028
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.6.1824 - 15.12.1826Captain
Lord George Anson Byron (7th Baron Byron)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1862
NBD18496.11.1839 - 3.1843Captain
Thomas BourchierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1843
NBD1849

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.6.1824 - 12.1826Lieutenant
Thomas BallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1828
NBD18497.6.1826 - 18.10.1826Lieutenant
Henry John ChetwyndBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1817-1837
NBD18494.2.1828 - 1830Lieutenant
Thomas Saumarez BrockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1827-1848
NBD184912.6.1834 - 14.2.1837Lieutenant
Talavera Vernon AnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1824-1841
NBD1849

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.6.1824 - 30.6.1826Master
Robert HawkeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1827
ref:187128.1.1828 - 27.7.1828Master
James TurtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1834
ref:18711834Master
Robert BeecroftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1816-1834
ref:1871

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
99.99.1819 - 4.1826Midshipman
Jonas Archer AbbottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1819-1841
CSORN3.1828 - 4.3.1829Master's Mate
William Fordyce BlairBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1818-1841
NBD18498.1828 - 30.4.1830Master's Mate
Francis William AustenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1841
BWAS-17931841 - 23.12.1842Midshipman
Alexander AndersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1832-1844
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
14.6.1842Capture of Woosung
11.1850Harbour DutyB066

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian Stephens on Monday 14th of April 2014 15:52

Edinburgh Advertiser September 21, 1824
On Thursday the Blonde frigate, Captain Lord Byron, sailed from Northfleet to Portsmouth, with the remains of the King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands on board.

Make a comment about this page






Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20F.F.
British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01James Daschuk
British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866
British 6 Gun
Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56AvM
British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37Jon Miller
British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33Jon Miller
British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Copyright © Cy Harrison 2010-2026, all rights reserved
GDPR Statement