British Fifth Rate frigate 'Milan' (1805)

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Milan
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Ville de Milan' (1803) (40) 1803-1805 French 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	23.2.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jean GeoffroyFrench Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	12.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck153' 0"Imperial Feet46.6344
Length of Keel128' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet39.0366
Breadth39' 10 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,085 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1806Broadside Weight = 485 Imperial Pound ( 219.9475 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1806300 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 1810CaptainBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 22.1.1806LieutenantNBD184923.2.1805 - 5.1806LieutenantNBD184931.10.1809 - 8.1810LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1805 - 31.10.1809Master's MateNBD184923.2.1805 - 6.11.1806MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1806On the Halifax StationBWAS-1793
15.3.1806Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.5.1806Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1812In ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
12.1812Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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