British Fifth Rate frigate 'Prevoyante' (1795)

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Prevoyante
Nominal Guns	40
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate flûte 'La Prévoyante' (1793) (24) 1793-1795 French 24 Gun 6th Rate Flûte
Captured	17.5.1795
First Commissioned	5.1796
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Nourrice Class (1789)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Constructor	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	22.7.1819

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 0"Imperial Feet43.5864
Length of Keel121' 11 ½"Imperial Feet36.8935
Breadth35' 2 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9963
Burthen804 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1796Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

5.1801Broadside Weight = 50 Imperial Pound ( 22.675 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1796284 BWAS-1793
5.180190 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1796 - 10.1796CaptainBWAS-179310.1796 - 1798CaptainBWAS-17931.1799 - 9.1800CaptainBWAS-17931803MasterBWAS-17931806 - 1807MasterBWAS-17931813 - 9.1814MasterBWAS-17939.1814 - 1817MasterBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.7.1795 - 13.11.1795BoatswainNAO

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1798 - 25.9.1798Midshipman†TNC10.12.1808 - 10.1809MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
4.11.1807 - 5.18102nd Class VolunteerNBD184928.8.1808 - 12.1808Ordinary SeamanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
17.8.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
27.9.1798

At Halifax, NS

TNC
1799In the North SeaBWAS-1793
10.9.1800Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
10.1800Began fitted as a storeship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1801Completed fitted as a storeship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4820.0.0dBWAS-1793
1801Began fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
5.1801Commissioned at HalifaxBWAS-1793
5.1801Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Storeship
5.1801Completed fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £12373.0.0dBWAS-1793
30.8.1806Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
28.6.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
5.1811Began middling repair at UnknownBWAS-1793
5.1812Completed middling repairBWAS-1793
22.7.1819Sold at Chatham to Beech & Co. for £3,000BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

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