British Fifth Rate frigate 'Braave' (1796)

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Braave

3399
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Braave' (1790) (32) 1790-1796
Dutch 32 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1795 Renamed "Braave"
Captured17.8.1796BWAS-1793
First Commissioned22.12.1796BWAS-1793
ShipyardRotterdam - Holland M01
Constructor
Pieter GlavimansDutch
Ship Builder
Service 1755-1820
M01
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold20.7.1825BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM01
Length of Gundeck147' 0"Amsterdam Feet41.6157 (136′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 0"Amsterdam Feet11.324 (37′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet4.2594 (13′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen883Tons BM 

Armament


12.1796Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.12.1796 - 9.1797Captain
Andrew ToddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1794
BWAS-17939.1797 - 6.1799Captain
Josias RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1821
BWAS-17936.1799 - 1801Captain
Thomas AlexanderBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1814
BWAS-17932.4.1802 - 8.1802Captain
The Hon. Duncombe Pleydall BouverieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
NBD184928.4.1802 - 1.1803Captain
The Hon. Duncombe Pleydall BouverieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
BWAS-17931.1803 - 1804Commander
James GiffordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1846
BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
22.8.1796 - 16.1.1799Master
Robert BalfourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1846
ADM 196/1/6ADM 29-1

Service History


DateEventSource
12.1796Commissioned at the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
23.8.1800Took the Sloop
Vrow Cornelia (6) 1800-1800
Dutch 6 Gun
Merchant Sloop
off BataviaBG
23.8.1800Took the Brig
De Vrow Elizabeth Christiana (6) 1800-1800
Dutch 6 Gun
Merchant Brig
off BataviaBG
23.8.1800Took the Brig
Name Unknown (16) 1800-1800
Dutch 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
off Batavia at Kuyper's IslandBG
10.6.1803Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
1804Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1811Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1811Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
20.7.1825Sold at Portsmouth to John Small Sedger for £2,000BWAS-1793

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by colin dore on Saturday 10th of January 2026 14:10

in addition at the time the Midshipman was a Michael Gandy. The logs he wrote still exist and were sold by Marshall's Rare Books.

Posted by colin dore on Saturday 10th of January 2026 13:59

in my geneaology search i found a George Ross who was the Boatswain aboard the Braave in 1803. he married in Portsea in 1804 aged 22.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 8th of March 2019 06:12

12 Jun 1802 Imperieuse38 Captain Josias Rowley arrived Spithead from the Cape of Good Hope with Captain Alexander, late of the Braave, a passenger.

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