British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hussar' (1807)

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Hussar

4825
Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered7.77.1803BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1806BWAS-1793
Launched23.4.1807BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBuckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1793
Ship ClassLively Class (1799)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Balthazar AdamsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1783-1814
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Burnt1861BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 0"Imperial Feet46.9392 
Length of Keel129' 8"Imperial Feet39.3262 
Breadth40' 0 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047 
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132 
Draught Forward11' 3"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Aft15' 1"Imperial Feet4.572 
Burthen1,077Tons BM 

Armament


23.4.1807Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1799284Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 8.1809Captain
Robert LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1830
BWAS-17938.1809 - 12.1810Captain
Alexander SkeneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1823
BWAS-179312.1810 - 1813Captain
James Coutts CrawfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1813
BWAS-17931813Captain
George ElliottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1813
BWAS-17933.1823 - 1826Captain
George HarrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1826
BWAS-179323.2.1827 - 7.1830Captain
Edward BoxerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1841
NBD184917.5.1827 - 17.5.1828Commander
Richard GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1855
W025

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
2.1827 - 7.1830Rear-Admiral
Sir Charles OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1857
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1827 - 3.11.1830Lieutenant
George BrounBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815-1848
NBD18498.5.1827 - 26.2.1830Lieutenant
William BarwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1830
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1807 - 3.4.1810Master
John AireyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1814
ADM 196/1/1ADM 196

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1807 - 6.1809Master's Mate
Henry KentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1822
NBD18491808 - 6.1810Midshipman
George Taylor AireyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NL186511.1809 - 8.2.1813Midshipman
Alexander BuchananBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1828
NBD18496.1827 - 20.10.1829Midshipman
Francis Thomas BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1846
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1807 - 18081st Class Volunteer
George Taylor AireyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NL1865

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1806Began building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1793
23.4.1807Completed building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £18199.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.4.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
27.6.1807Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £16127.0.0dBWAS-1793
16.1.1808Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1809Escorted a convoy from JamaicaBWAS-1793
1810In the BalticBWAS-1793
16.2.1811Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
8.1811At JavaBWAS-1793
1814In Ordinary at WoolwichBWAS-1793
6.1814Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
8.1814Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £30684.0.0dBWAS-1793
1817In Ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
6.1822Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1822Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3859.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1823Recommissioned for the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
3.1823Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1823Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £13288.0.0dBWAS-1793
1826At ChathamBWAS-1793
2.1827Recommissioned for the Halifax stationBWAS-1793
7.1830Paid offBWAS-1793
5.1833Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1833Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2815.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1861Fitted for gunnery experiments at ChathamBWAS-1793
7.1861Burnt by accident at Shoeburyness while in use as a targetBWAS-1793

 
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