British Fifth Rate frigate 'Furieuse' (1809)

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Furieuse

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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Furieuse' (1797) (42) 1797-1809
French 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured6.7.1809BWAS-1793
First Commissioned12.12.1809BWAS-1793
ShipyardCherbourg - Normandy
Ship ClassSeine Class (1793)
Designed by
Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1773-1806
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up10.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck157' 2 ½"Imperial Feet47.8663 
Length of Keel133' 2"Imperial Feet40.5399 
Breadth39' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet11.8936 
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338 
Burthen1,083 13⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


12.1809Broadside Weight = 485 Imperial Pound ( 219.9475 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle1 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle1 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.12.1809 - 7.1810Captain
John SimpsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1813
BWAS-179311.1811 - 1815Captain
William MounseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1815
BWAS-1793

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1810 - 13.7.1810Master
William F BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1827
ADM 196/1/5ADM 1964.11.1811 - 31.12.1812Master
Joseph Hake SparkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1831
ref:18715.5.1813 - 31.12.1814Master
George TillyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1827
ref:1871

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1.1815 - 8.1817Midshipman
Joseph Francis BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1828
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
12.1809Commissioned at HalifaxBWAS-1793
20.6.1810Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
4.1811Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
28.12.1811Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.3.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
9.11.1812Took the Privateer
Le Nebrophonus (4) 1812-1812
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Palermo
1.1.1813Took the Privateer
L'Argus (4) 1812-1813
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown

26.2.1813Capture of Ponza
10.1816Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

 
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