British Sixth Rate frigate 'Nemesis' (1780)

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Nemesis
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.9.1777	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1777	BWAS-1714
Launched	23.1.1780	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Enterprise Class (1771)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	& Smallshaw JollyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	9.12.1795	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Némésis' (1795) (28) 1795-1796 French 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 7"Imperial Feet36.5849
Length of Keel99' 6"Imperial Feet30.1921
Breadth33' 7 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen598 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.1.1780Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper 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
3.1.1771200Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1780 - 23.3.1782Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/74BWAS-171423.3.1782 - 25.3.1782Captain ADM 6/22/432ADM 6/2225.3.1782 - 25.4.1783Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/433BWAS-171412.2.1784 - 14.5.1784Captain ADM 6/23/246
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 23.9.1784BWAS-171415.6.1790 - 18.10.1791Captain ADM 6/24/40BWAS-171419.10.1791 - 9.2.1793Captain ADM 6/24/141ADM 6/249.2.1793 - 15.9.1793Captain ADM 6/24/207BWAS-171416.9.1793 - 3.1794Captain ADM 6/24/297NBD18493.1794 - 9.12.1795CaptainBWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1783 - 14.5.1784First Lieutenant ADM 6/23/215
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 25.5.1785ADM 6/2310.7.1790 - 13.5.1792Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/49ADM 6/2419.9.1791 - 27.1.1793Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/135ADM 6/2414.5.1792 - 4.12.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/165ADM 6/2429.1.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/198ADM 6/2411.2.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/208ADM 6/248.9.1793 - 1794Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/39
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 2.5.1794ADM 6/25

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1782 - 19.3.1794CarpenterNAO

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
21.1.1780 - 27.8.1782Captain's Servantref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
23.1.1780building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £7622.2.1dBWAS-1714
5.6.1780Took the Privateer off the Irish coast
10.6.1780Began Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
22.6.1780Completed Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4498.6.4dBWAS-1714
17.5.1782Took the Privateer off Holyhead
19.1.1783Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.1784Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1787Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
11.1789Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £11568.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1790CommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1790Began fitting at Limehouse - London BWAS-1714
9.1790Completed fitting at Limehouse - London at a cost of £2771.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
26.4.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
9.12.1795Taken by off Sardinia
9.12.1795Taken by off Sardinia

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 11th of July 2012 20:58

9 Dec 1795 Nemesis 28 Captain Samuel Hood Linzee taken by French Sensible and Sardine16 sloop at Luigena Roads, Smyma, Turkey, Mediterranean, a neutral Port without a fight, Aigle 38 Captain Samuel Hood and Cyclops blockaded the the ships and their prize until driven off by a superior squadron under Ganteaume

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