British Sixth Rate frigate 'Hind' (1785)

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Hind

4742
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered2.10.1782BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down2.1783BWAS-1714
Launched22.7.1785BWAS-1714
First Commissioned5.1790BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSandgate - Kent BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCoventry Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
& Willson ClaytonBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up7.1811BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 5"Imperial Feet35.9735 
Length of Keel97' 4"Imperial Feet29.5801 
Breadth33' 10"Imperial Feet10.0584 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen592 60⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


5.1790Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.12.1787 - 9.5.1790Captain
David StowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1807
ADM 6/23/439ADM 6/2310.5.1790 - 13.10.1791Captain
Alexander Inglis CochraneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1830
ADM 6/24/27BWAS-171414.10.1791 - 4.10.1793Captain
Alexander Inglis CochraneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1830
Transfered ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/2426.10.1793 - 1.1795Captain
Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson DurhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
ADM 6/24/278BWAS-17141.1795 - 1796Captain
Philip LeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1796
BWAS-17141796 - 6.1797Captain
John BazelyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1827
BWAS-171417.5.1797 - 23.9.1802Captain
Joseph LarcomBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
ADM 6/24/280BWAS-17146.1805 - 1807Captain
Francis William FaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1810
BWAS-17144.1808 - 1809Captain
Richard Budd VincentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1816
BWAS-17141809 - 31.7.1810Captain
John Richard LumleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1810
BWAS-171411.1810Captain
Spelman SwaineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1815
BWAS-1714

12 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1790 - 23.9.1790First Lieutenant
Francis KemptBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1806
Transfered ADM 6/24/30ADM 6/2421.9.1790 - 16.11.1790Second Lieutenant
William WallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/2414.10.1790 - 13.10.1791First Lieutenant
John LarmourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1807
ADM 6/24/81ADM 6/2419.11.1790 - 8.9.1791Second Lieutenant
The Hon. John MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
ADM 6/24/87ADM 6/249.9.1791 - 13.10.1791Second Lieutenant
Charles GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/249.9.1791 - 13.10.1791Third Lieutenant
The Hon. John MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
ADM 6/24/133ADM 6/2414.10.1791 - 15.10.1793First Lieutenant
John LarmourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1807
Transfered ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/2414.10.1791 - 1791Third Lieutenant
The Hon. John MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/2414.10.1791 - 3.11.1793Second Lieutenant
Charles GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/244.11.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant
Charles GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
ADM 6/24/280ADM 6/244.11.1793 - 11.11.1793Second Lieutenant
Richard ElkenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/280ADM 6/2412.11.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
William BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 6/24/282ADM 6/24

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1794 - bef.20.10.1794Surgeon
Douglas WhyteBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793-1800
ref:19811794 - bef.12.11.1794Surgeon's Mate
Daniel McCarthyBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1794-1797
ref:1981

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
5.8.1805 - 1808Midshipman
Jospeh Bage BoultbeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1855
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1.8.1800 - 23.9.18021st Class Volunteer
Herbert CaigerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1827
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
1787Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
24.11.1787Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4371.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1791Recommissioned for the North Sea FisheriesBWAS-1714
3.1793Took the Privateer
L'Aimable Marie (10) 1793-1793
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown

4.1793Took the Brig
La Tarquin (16) 1793-1793
French 16 Gun
Privateer Brig
in the Channel
4.1793Took the Privateer
La Liberté (12) 1793-1793
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
4.1793Took the Privateer
L'Egalité (8) 1793-1793
French 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
5.1793Took the Brig
La Georgette (20) 1793-1793
French 20 Gun
Privateer Brig

6.1793Took the Privateer
L'Espoir (12) 1793-1793
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown

22.6.1793Took the Cutter
Le Club de Cherbourg (10) 1793-1793
French 10 Gun
Privateer Cutter

1797Convoy to QuebecBWAS-1714
22.4.1797Took the Privateer
Aimable Juana (6) 1797-1797
Spanish 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in North America
1.1798Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1714
6.1.1801Took the Privateer
Reina Louisa (2) 1801-1801
Spanish 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Jamaica
1802In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
23.9.1802Paid offADM 35
1805In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
29.9.1809Took the Privateer
Le Téméraire (2) 1809-1809
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown

31.7.1810

Paid off

ADM 35
7.1811Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

 
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