British Fifth Rate frigate 'Niobe' (1800)

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Niobe

5570
Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Diane' (1796) (40) 1796-1800
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured24.8.1800BWAS-1793
ShipyardToulon - Provence BWAS-1793
Designed by
Pierre-Joseph PénétreauFrench
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up11.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck155' 10"Imperial Feet47.244 
Length of Keel129' 6 ⅞"Imperial Feet39.3414 
Breadth40' 8 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047 
Depth in Hold12' 7"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen1,142 15⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


8.1803Broadside Weight = 462 Imperial Pound ( 209.517 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1803284 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1803 - 12.1805Captain
Mathew Henry ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1816
BWAS-179312.1805 - 5.1811Captain
John Wentworth LoringBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1837
BWAS-179316.4.1811 - 8.9.1811Captain
James KatonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1841
Discharged ADM 196/5/1BWAS-17939.1812 - 7.6.1814Captain
William Augustus MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1822
BWAS-17937.6.1814 - 1816Commander
Henry Collins DeaconBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1817
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
4.1809 - 2.1813Lieutenant
James CrookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1814
NBD18491.12.1814 - 12.3.1816First Lieutenant
Martin BennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1816
NBD184913.2.1815 - 13.9.1815Lieutenant
John Everrest CabburnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1844
NBD1849

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
8.1808 - 11.1810Midshipman
William Nettleton BoyceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1843
NBD18491812 - 13.2.1815Midshipman
John Everrest CabburnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1844
NBD18494.1813 - 23.9.1814Midshipman
Mark John CurrieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1867
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
3.8.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
30.9.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
28.3.1806Took the Brig-Corvette
Le Néarque (16) 1804-1806
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig-Corvette
off Lorient
1807Channel Islands and Irish StationBWAS-1793
20.10.1810Took the Privateer
L'Hirondelle (4) 1809-1810
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown

13.11.1810Actions at La Hougue
4.3.1811Took the Privateer
Le Loup Marin (16) 1811-1811
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
24.3.1811Attack on the Amazone
1.3.1812Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
22.4.1813Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
10.1814Began fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1814Completed fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
13.9.1815

Placed on half-pay

NBD1849
11.1816Paid off and broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

 
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