British Fifth Rate frigate 'Caroline' (1795)

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Caroline
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.5.1794	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.6.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Phoebe Class (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John RandallBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1780-1802	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	9.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 6"Imperial Feet43.2852
Length of Keel118' 9 ½"Imperial Feet35.9791
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Feet11.5919
Depth in Hold13' 5 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Draught Forward9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Draught Aft15' 2"Imperial Feet4.5822
Burthen924 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.6.1795Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.5.1794264Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1795 - 1798CaptainBWAS-179312.1798 - 1802CaptainBWAS-179311.1802 - 1805CaptainBWAS-17931805 - 10.1807CaptainBWAS-179312.10.1807 - 1809CommanderBWAS-17931809CaptainBWAS-179310.4.1810 - 1.1812CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1796 - 29.4.1802MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1794Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
17.6.1795Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £15427.0.0dBWAS-1793
17.7.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
31.8.1795Took the Cutter in the North Sea
25.9.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £9133.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1796Took an 18-gun corvette of LisbonBWAS-1793
23.5.1796Took the Privateer off Cape Palos
11.8.1796Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
31.3.1798Took the Privateer ref:692
29.6.1798Retook the Merchantman EICS
7.1798Off the Azores in company with until NovemberBWAS-1793
4.10.1798Took the Cutter in the Azores
16.10.1798Boats sank the privateer at TenerifeBWAS-1793
15.1.1800Took the Corvette in Latitude 37 Deg. 45 Min., Longitude 13 Deg. 8 Min. W.BG
21.1.1801Took a 4-gun XebecBWAS-1793
3.1802Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1803Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
2.8.1803Took the Brig off the Cape of Good Hope and sent to St. Helena , for England .BG
5.1.1804Took the Brig near Little Andaman in the Bay of BengalBG
4.2.1804Took the Privateer BG
18.10.1806Took the Brig off BataviaBG
18.10.1806Took the Frigate off Batavia
6.1807At MadrasBWAS-1793
12.1807At Griesse, JavaBWAS-1793
31.5.1808Sailed for the East Indies in company with BWAS-1793
11.1809In the Persian GulfBWAS-1793
13.11.1809Actions in the Persian Gulf
8.8.1810At BandaBWAS-1793
5.1811Reduction of JavaBWAS-1793
1.1812Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
11.1813fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1815Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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