British Fifth Rate frigate 'Perseverance' (1781)

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Perseverance

5759
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered3.12.1779BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down8.1780BWAS-1714
Named3.12.1779BWAS-1714
Acquired10.4.1781BWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassPerseverance Class (1779)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Edward HuntBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Dockyard Staff
Service 1757-1809
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1780-1802
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold for Break Up21.5.1823BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck137' 0"Imperial Feet41.7576 
Length of Keel113' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet34.4488 
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Feet11.5919 
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet4.0047 
Burthen882 14⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.4.1781Broadside Weight = 354.5 Imperial Pound ( 160.7661 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1779260Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
28.3.1781 - 13.9.1783Captain
Skeffington LutwidgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1810
ADM 6/22/268BWAS-17143.10.1787 - 9.10.1788Captain
William YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1812
ADM 6/23/424BWAS-17149.10.1788 - 25.7.1793Captain
Isaac SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1807
ADM 6/23/481BWAS-171422.10.1794Captain
Pulteney MalcolmBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1835
ADM 6/25/99ADM 6/25

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
29.3.1781 - 25.9.1781First Lieutenant
George TurnbullBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1782
Transfered ADM 6/22/270ADM 6/2226.10.1789 - 10.12.1792Third Lieutenant
John GoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1825
Transfered ADM 6/24/149
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 6.12.1791ADM 6/245.3.1790 - 1.1.1793Third Lieutenant
Hugh DownmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1849
Transfered ADM 6/24/148
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 1.12.1791ADM 6/2411.11.1791 - 12.9.1793Second Lieutenant
Samuel GoochBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1803
Transfered ADM 6/24/164
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 4.5.1792ADM 6/2412.11.1791 - 13.11.1791Third Lieutenant
Thomas GreggBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1792
ADM 6/24/161
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 10.4.1792ADM 6/2414.11.1791 - 1792Third Lieutenant
Richard KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1830
ADM 6/24/162
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 11.4.1792ADM 6/241.10.1792 - 25.7.1793Lieutenant
Richard ByronBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1837
ADM 6/24/417
Issued by
James CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1767-1790

Confirmed 19.6.1793RNB1823

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1790 - 1793Midshipman
John Surman CardenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1855
ref:616

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
11.1788 - 1790Captain's Servant
John Surman CardenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1855
ref:61623.12.1788 - 4.11.17911st Class Volunteer
Francis William AustenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1786-1848
Transfered ADM 196/3/2NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
10.4.1781building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £11544.15.2dBWAS-1714
11.4.1781Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.6.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £9743.1.11dBWAS-1714
20.7.1781Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
29.7.1781Took the Ship
Le Lively (16) 1778-1781
French 16 Gun
6th Rate Ship

30.8.1781Took the Privateer
General Green (Unknown) 1781-1781
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

1.4.1782Took the Privateer
Raven (Unknown) 1782-1782
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

29.8.1782Took the Privateer
Diana (Unknown) 1782-1782
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

9.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1787Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1788RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1788Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.1788Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2096.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.2.1789Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
6.1793Laid up in ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
8.1793Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1800Receiving ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1.1800Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
1822Paid offBWAS-1714
21.5.1823Sold to Joshua Cristall for £2,530BWAS-1714

 
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