British Fifth Rate frigate 'Concorde' (1783)

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Concorde	3659
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Concorde' (1777) (32) 1777-1783 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	15.2.1783	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Concorde Class (1777)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Pierre Henry Chevillard L'AinéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1768-1779	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	21.1.1811	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck142' 11"Imperial Feet43.2822
Length of Keel118' 10"Imperial Feet35.9664
Breadth37' 6"Imperial Feet11.2994
Depth in Hold11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306
Burthen888 ⁸²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1783Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1793Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1783 - 7.5.1783Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/106
Confirmed 7.8.1783ADM 6/237.5.1783 - 6.9.1783Captain ADM 6/23/138
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 12.9.1783ADM 6/2321.9.1790 - 22.11.1790Captain ADM 6/24/68ADM 6/2422.11.1790Captain ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/2411.4.1793 - 13.3.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/228BWAS-171413.3.1794 - 12.7.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/25/19BWAS-171412.7.1794 - 11.1796Captain ADM 6/25/61BWAS-171411.1796 - 6.1797CaptainBWAS-17146.1797 - 8.1797CaptainBWAS-17148.1797 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17141802 - 1804CaptainBWAS-17141.2.1806 - 8.9.1807CaptainBWAS-1714

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1783 - 6.9.1783Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/123
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 26.8.1783ADM 6/2322.11.1790 - 8.4.1791First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/90ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 28.7.1791First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 31.3.1791Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 21.1.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/90ADM 6/2411.4.1793 - 6.6.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/228ADM 6/2411.4.1793 - 6.6.1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/228ADM 6/247.6.1793 - 20.4.1794First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/247.6.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/2425.4.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/36ADM 6/25

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1783 - 1784Midshipmanref:6169.1795 - 1796MidshipmanNBD184927.1.1801 - 1801MidshipmanNBD18496.1802 - 1802MidshipmanNBD184912.1805 - 12.1806MidshipmanNBD18491807 - 8.1807Master's MateNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.6.1795 - 9.17951st Class VolunteerNBD18491798 - 18021st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1783Paid off at ChathamBWAS-1714
11.1790Began great repair at Frindsbury - Kent BWAS-1714
4.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1793Completed great repair at Frindsbury - Kent at a cost of £18259.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1793Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1793Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6660.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.4.1794Action of 1794-04-23
23.4.1794Took the Frigate in the Channel
20.4.1796Action of 1796-04-20
24.7.1797Took the Privateer off Finisterre
3.1.1798Took the Privateer off St Bartholomew
8.1.1798Took the Privateer off Monserrat
11.2.1798Took the Privateer off Barbuda
13.2.1798Took the Privateer off Montserrat
1.4.1798Took the Privateer
8.9.1798Took the Schooner
8.9.1798Took the Schooner
8.9.1798Took the Schooner
8.9.1798Took the Schooner
14.2.1799Took the Privateer
12.1800Took the Privateer
1.12.1800Took the Privateer
27.1.1801Concorde vs Bravoure
7.11.1804Took the Corvette ref:692
7.1806Took the Privateer in the East Indies

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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