British Fifth Rate frigate 'Crescent' (1784)

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Crescent

3739
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.8.1781BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.1781BWAS-1714
Launched28.10.1784BWAS-1714
First Commissioned5.1790BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBursledon - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassFlora Class (1778)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John NowlanBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Wrecked6.12.1808BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck137' 2 ½"Imperial Feet41.7703 
Length of Keel112' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet34.1567 
Breadth38' 5 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951 
Depth in Hold13' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751 
Draught Forward9' 11 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559 
Draught Aft13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878 
Burthen887 85⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


28.10.1784Broadside Weight = 345 Imperial Pound ( 156.4578 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.11.1778260Design Complement

12 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.5.1790 - 31.1.1793Captain
William YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1812
Transfered ADM 6/24/26BWAS-171422.1.1793 - 3.1794Captain
James SaumarezBritish
Naval Sailor
ADM 6/24/196ODNB1795 - 1797Captain
Edward BullerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
BWAS-17141795 - 2.1798Captain
The Hon. John MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
BWAS-17142.1798 - 6.1798Commander
John William SprangerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1819
BWAS-17146.1798 - 7.1798Captain
Charles BrisbaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1819
BWAS-17144.1799 - 7.1802Captain
William Granville LobbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1806
BWAS-17147.1802 - 1803Captain
Lennox ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1803
BWAS-17146.1803 - 2.1806Captain
William StuartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1815
BWAS-17142.1806 - 1807Captain
James CarthewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1811
BWAS-17144.1808Captain
George ReynoldsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1815
BWAS-17144.1808 - 6.12.1808Captain
John TempleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1813
†BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1793 - 20.10.1793Lieutenant
Richard JeuneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 171/822.1.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant
George ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1837
ADM 6/24/196ADM 6/2422.1.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
Charles OtterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1809
ADM 6/24/196ADM 6/2422.1.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant
Peter RyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1814
ADM 6/24/196ADM 6/24

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
18.9.1796 - 6.8.1798Carpenter
John ParryBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1819
DischargedADM 29/817.2.1798 - 10.10.1798Master
John RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1798
ADM 29-124.1.1806 - 23.1.1808Master
Francis PriorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1811
ADM 29-1

5 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1793Midshipman
Richard BourneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1840
NBD18499.5.1795 - 20.8.1796Midshipman
Parkins PrynnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1807
NAO27.6.1800 - 7.1802Midshipman
Nathaniel BriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1840
NBD18494.1803 - 1803Midshipman
George Hubert RyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1847
NBD184921.1.1805 - 1.4.1808Midshipman
William CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1843
NBD1849

6 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1793Able Seaman
Thomas HandfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 171/81793 - 20.10.1793Ordinary Seaman
Joseph KittBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 171/81793 - 20.10.1793Quarter Gunner
William MadgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 171/81793 - 20.10.1793Unknown
John de PageBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1795
ADM 171/818.6.1799 - 27.6.18001st Class Volunteer
Nathaniel BriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1840
NBD18499.11.1803 - 21.1.18051st Class Volunteer
William CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1843
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
1.11.1784Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1.1785Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5694.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1790Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.6.1790Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2218.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1793Took the Privateer
L'Espoir (12) 1793-1793
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown

19.10.1793Crescent vs Reunion
20.10.1793Took the Frigate
Reunion (36) 1786-1793
French 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Cherbourg
7.3.1796Sailed for the Cape of Good hopeBWAS-1714
17.8.1796At capture of Dutch in Saldanha BayBWAS-1714
2.1798At Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
7.1798Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1798Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.1799RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1799Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £18924.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.11.1799Took the  
15.11.1799Took the Brig
Galgo Inglés (16) 1797-1799
Spanish 16 Gun
Unrated Brig

6.1800Took the Unrated
Diligente (12) 1800-1800
Spanish 12 Gun
Unrated Unknown

1802On the Jamaica stationBWAS-1714
4.1808RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1808Began repairs at UnknownBWAS-1714
10.1808Completed repairsBWAS-1714
6.12.1808Wrecked off the coast of Jutland, 220 men drownedBWAS-1714

 
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