British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hotspur' (1810)

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Hotspur

4786
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.10.1806BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down8.1807BWAS-1793
Launched13.10.1810BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardParsons' Warsash Yard - Warsash BWAS-1793
Ship ClassApollo Class (1798)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
George ParsonsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1795-1801
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up1.1821BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196 
Length of Keel121' 9"Imperial Feet36.8808 
Breadth38' 4"Imperial Feet11.5824 
Depth in Hold13' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751 
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048 
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen951 56⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


13.10.1810Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
11.1810 - 1815Captain
Jocelyn PercyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1815
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 11.1815Lieutenant
Charles KirkwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1815
NBD18496.1814 - 1815First Lieutenant
Richard Israel AlleynBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1835
NBD18491815 - 23.12.1815Lieutenant
William ArthurBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1815
†ref:1998

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
12.1812 - 3.1814Midshipman
Alexander BoyterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1848
NBD18491.1814 - 18.2.1815Midshipman
Sir William Richmond AshbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1831
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 22.12.1815Seaman
George DavisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
†ref:1998

Service History


DateEventSource
14.10.1810Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.2.1811Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.9.1811Action off Calvados
8.9.1811Destroyed three gun-brigs at CalvadosBWAS-1793
13.5.1813Took the Privateer
L'Impératrice Reine (12) 1813-1813
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown

26.10.1813Took the Schooner
Chesapeake (5) 1813-1813
American 5 Gun
Privateer Schooner

1814Convoy to the West IndiesBWAS-1793
1815Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1.1821Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

 
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