British Fifth Rate frigate 'Phoebe' (1795)

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Phoebe

5786
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered24.5.1794BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1794BWAS-1793
Launched24.9.1795BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford - London BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPhoebe Class (1794)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John DudmanBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1750-1817
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up27.5.1841BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 9"Imperial Inch3.6068 (11′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119' 0"Imperial Inch3.0226 (9′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 3"Imperial Inch0.9652 (3′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 5 ½"Imperial Inch0.3302 (1′ 0″ Imperial)
Draught Forward9' 7"Imperial Inch0.2286 (0′ 8″ Imperial)
Draught Aft15' 0"Imperial Inch0.381 (1′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen926 8⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


29.9.1795Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1795264 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1795 - 1800Captain
Robert BarlowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1823
BWAS-17931.1801 - 6.1801Captain
Thomas BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1837
BWAS-17936.1802 - 9.1802Captain
James Keith ShepardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1825
BWAS-179313.9.1802 - 1.1806Captain
Thomas Bladen CapelBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1847
BWAS-17931.1806 - 1808Captain
James OswaldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1808
BWAS-17934.1809 - 8.1809Captain
Hassard StackpooleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
BWAS-17938.1809 - 1814Captain
James HillyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-1793

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
28.11.1802 - 1806Lieutenant
Thomas Paul PerkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1810
NAO8.8.1803 - 1806Lieutenant
John HindmarshBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NAO27.8.1804 - 26.10.1804Acting Lieutenant
Alexander DixieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1815
NAO26.10.1804 - 1806Lieutenant
Alexander DixieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1815
NAO26.1.1805 - 1806Lieutenant
Daniel O'HeaBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1812
NAO22.10.1805 - 7.11.1805Lieutenant
William BlightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1855
NAO22.1.1806 - 1807Lieutenant
Colin CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1846
NBD1849

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.8.1798 - 1805Surgeon
George MichieBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1790-1805
ref:18762.8.1802 - 3.5.1805Master
George ProwseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1805
Discharged Sickref:187621.11.1805 - 8.3.1807Master
Charles Mason WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1807
ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
6.1802 - 4.8.1803Master's Mate
Edward BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1814
NBD184921.10.1805 - 1805Midshipman
Prosper AmbroseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1812
NBD18491811 - 1.1812Midshipman
Philip BondBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1815
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1.4.1816 - 30.9.1817Shipkeeper
William RawlinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1821
ADM 29/8

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1794Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
24.9.1795Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £15791.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.10.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
23.12.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £9118.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1.1797Took the Brig
L'Atalante (16) 1794-1797
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
of the Scillies
22.12.1797Took the Frigate
La Néréide (32) 1779-1797
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

10.1798Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1798Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £9095.0.0dBWAS-1793
30.12.1798

Sailed from Plymouth on a cruise.

TNC
8.3.1799

Arrived at Plymoiuth from a cruise

TNC
20.3.1799

Sailed from Plymouth for Ireland

TNC
11.10.1799Took the Corvette
Le Bordelais (24) 1798-1799
French 24 Gun
Privateer Corvette

11.10.1799Took the Privateer
Le Grand Ferrailleur (18) 1798-1799
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown

21.2.1800Took the Privateer
La Bellegarde (14) 1800-1800
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
BG
11.3.1800Took the Privateer
L'Heureux (22) 1800-1800
French 22 Gun
Privateer Unknown

19.2.1801Took the Frigate
L'Africaine (40) 1798-1801
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
in the Mediterranean
6.1801Refitted at Plymouth at a cost of £2,657BWAS-1793
28.9.1802Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
1.1806Began a refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
4.1806Completed refit at a cost of £8,920BWAS-1793
18.1.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1809Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
3.1810Began a repair and refit at PlymouthBWAS-1793
7.1810Completed repair and refit at a cost of £18,427BWAS-1793
18.7.1810Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
12.1810Present at the reduction of MauritiusBWAS-1793
20.5.1811In Action off MadagascarBWAS-1793
20.5.1811Action off Madagascar
9.1811Present in the Java operationsBWAS-1793
9.4.1812Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
23.12.1812Took the Privateer
Hunter (14) 1812-1812
American 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown

1814Paid offBWAS-1793
28.3.1814Took the Frigate
Essex (32) 1799-1814
American 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
at Valparaiso
8.1815Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1.1823Began fitting as a receiving and slop ship at a cost of £1,803BWAS-1793
27.5.1841Sold at Plymouth to Joshua Crystall for £1,750BWAS-1793

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 18th of June 2016 23:21

23 Dec 1812 Phoebe36 captured American Hunter14, a privateer schooner after a chase during which she threw 12 of her guns overboard. The prize was sent to Plymouth

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 18th of June 2016 22:52

18 Jan 1812 Phoebe36 arrived at Plymouth Dock with dispatches from the East Indies.

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