British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hyperion' (1807)

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Hyperion

4833
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.6.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down2.1806BWAS-1793
Launched3.11.1807BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardKingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
William GibsonBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up6.1833BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 9"Imperial Feet43.5864 
Length of Keel188' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet57.3056 
Breadth39' 4 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999 
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048 
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen978 34⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.1808Broadside Weight = 396 Imperial Pound ( 179.586 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1808254 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.1808 - 3.1811Captain
Thomas Charles BrodieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791
†BWAS-17935.1811 - 1.1815Captain
William Pryce CumbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1837
BWAS-179324.1.1815 - 8.4.1815Captain
James LillicrapBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1846
NBD18498.4.1815 - 8.1815Captain
William Pryce CumbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1837
BWAS-17939.1818 - 4.1821Captain
Thomas SearleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1846
BWAS-17936.4.1821 - 24.10.1823Captain
James LillicrapBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1846
NBD18491.1825 - 5.1831Captain
William James MingayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1831
BWAS-1793

15 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1807 - 31.5.1808Lieutenant
John BrineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1838
NBD18493.1823 - 29.5.1823Acting Lieutenant
William TurnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1816-1841
NBD184930.5.1823 - 3.1824Lieutenant
William TurnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1816-1841
NBD18495.3.1825 - 24.12.1825Lieutenant
Joseph CammelleriBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1851
NBD18495.3.1825 - 25.9.1826Lieutenant
William Henry BrandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1858
NBD184923.8.1825 - 9.3.1827Lieutenant
Henry Esch AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1827
NBD184922.9.1825 - 1.1828Lieutenant
Samuel BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1828
NBD184930.9.1825 - 3.1831Lieutenant
William Edward CurlewisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1841
NBD184927.3.1826 - 15.4.1829Lieutenant
Richard BuxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1829
NBD18491828Lieutenant
Alexander BuchananBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1828
NBD184918.11.1828 - 24.3.1831Lieutenant
Henry Hope BinghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1831
NBD184927.19.1828 - 24.3.1831Lieutenant
Sir William Richmond AshbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1831
NBD18491829 - 24.4.1831Lieutenant
William BattBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1831
NBD184912.5.1829 - 9.1830Lieutenant
Richard GoodridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1830
NBD184919.3.1830 - 4.4.1831Lieutenant
Thomas CareyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1831
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
6.4.1821 - 13.9.1823Master
George MillardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1826
ref:1871

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
13.7.1820 - 18201st Class Volunteer
George Manley AlldridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1820-1844
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
2.1806Began building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1793
3.11.1807Completed building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber at a cost of £20165.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.12.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.4.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
29.6.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
14.1.1810Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
13.5.1812Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
3.6.1814Took the Brig
Rattlesnake (16) 1814-1814
American 16 Gun
Privateer Brig

8.1815Paid off and laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.1818Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.1818Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1821Paid off and recommissioned for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1.1825RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.1825Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
3.1825Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
5.1831Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1833Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

 
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