British Sixth Rate post ship 'Bonne Citoyenne' (1796)

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Bonne Citoyenne

3371
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French corvette 'La Bonne Citoyenne' (1794) (20) 1794-1796
French 20 Gun
Unrated Corvette
Named20.5.1796BWAS-1793
Captured10.3.1796BWAS-1793
First Commissioned6.1796BWAS-1793
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBonne Citoyenne Class (1794)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost ShipBWAS-1793
Sold3.2.1819BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576 
Length of Keel100' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet30.4864 
Breadth30' 11"Imperial Feet9.1694 
Depth in Hold8' 7"Imperial Feet2.6162 
Burthen511 4⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.1796Broadside Weight = 86 Imperial Pound ( 39.001 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

1809Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

17 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.1796 - 6.3.1797Commander
Sir Charles LindsayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
BWAS-179318.2.1797 - 5.3.1797Commander
Edward BerryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1821
ref:6167.3.1797 - 5.1797Captain
Lord Mark Robert KerrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1837
BWAS-17935.1797 - 5.1798Commander
Richard RetalickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1714
BWAS-17935.1798 - 24.12.1798Commander
Josiah NisbetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1800
BWAS-179324.12.1798 - 8.1799Captain
Josiah NisbetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1800
BWAS-17938.1799 - 6.9.1800Commander
Thomas James MalingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1827
BWAS-17935.1800 - 10.1801Lieutenant
Robert JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1851
NBD18499.1800 - 10.1800Lieutenant
Archibald DuffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1815
BWAS-179310.1800 - 5.1802Commander
Robert JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1851
BWAS-179317.5.1802 - 12.1802Commander
Philip CarteretBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1817
BWAS-17933.1808 - 5.1809Commander
John ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1860
BWAS-17935.1809 - 6.7.1809Commander
William MounseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1815
BWAS-17936.7.1809 - 2.1810Captain
William MounseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1815
BWAS-179311.1810 - 7.3.1811Commander
Pitt Burnaby GreeneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
BWAS-17937.3.1811 - 8.1814Captain
Pitt Burnaby GreeneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
BWAS-17938.1814 - 1.1815Captain
Sir Augustus William James CliffordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1860
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1796 - 7.10.1798Lieutenant
Robert Benjamin YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1810
NBD18491809First Lieutenant
Joseph SymesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1812
TRN5

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1808 - 6.1809Master's Mate
John Henry BellairsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
10.3.1796Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.1796Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
14.8.1796Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4792.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1797Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
20.2.1797Pursuit of the Santissima Trinidad
8.1797Took the Tartane
Jengin del Rosario (Unknown) 1797-1797
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Tartane
and send all the Prisoners on board of her.BG
8.1797Took the Privateer
Le Pluvier (9) 1797-1797
French 9 Gun
Privateer Unknown
between Cartagena and Oran in the Mediterranean , carried to AlgiersBG
8.1797Took the Privateer
La Garnarde (10) 1797-1797
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Mediterranean , carried to MaltaBG
1803Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1807Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1808RecommissionedBWAS-1793
6.1808Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.7.1809Capture of the Furieuse
6.7.1809Took the Frigate
La Furieuse (42) 1797-1809
French 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
in the Atlantic (while en-flute)
11.7.1810Sailed with a convoy for the MadeiraBWAS-1793
12.3.1811Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1793
1814Off JamaicaBWAS-1793
1.1815Laid up in ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
3.2.1819Sold for £1,550 to Joshua CrystallBWAS-1793

 
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