British Fifth Rate frigate 'Proselyte' (1780)

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Proselyte

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Nominal Guns32BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Privateer frigate 'Le Stanislas' (1779) (26) 1779-1780
French 26 Gun
Privateer Frigate
Captured15.6.1780BWAS-1714
ShipyardLe Havre - Normandy NNF-1774
Designed by
François Paul Pierre MotardFrench
Designer
Privateer
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1780
NNF-1774
Constructor
M BlancheFrench
Ship Builder
NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold10.2.1785BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck135' 11"Imperial Feet41.1487 
Length of Keel114' 0 ½"Imperial Feet34.7599 
Breadth33' 9 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711 
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen692 57⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.1781Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1783Broadside Weight = 470 Imperial Pound ( 213.145 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck26 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1781220EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1781 - 10.4.1783Captain
John BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1808
ADM 6/22/240BWAS-171410.4.1783 - 12.1784Captain
Jonathon FaulknorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1808
ADM 6/23/47BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1781 - 14.12.1781Second Lieutenant
Edward RoeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1796
Transfered ADM 6/22/240ADM 6/2215.4.1783 - 22.4.1783First Lieutenant
John WatherstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1806
ADM 6/23/50ADM 6/2315.4.1783 - 29.4.1783Second Lieutenant
Edward RoeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1796
ADM 6/23/50ADM 6/23

Service History


DateEventSource
12.1780PurchasedBWAS-1714
27.12.1780Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1.1781CommissionedBWAS-1714
7.3.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7880.1.1dBWAS-1714
25.4.1781Took the Frigate
Le Rohan Soubise (22) 1780-1781
French 22 Gun
6th Rate Frigate

7.8.1781Took the Privateer
L'Hirondelle (Unknown) 1779-1781
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

3.4.1782Took the Privateer
La Jeune Dunkerquoise (9) 1780-1782
French 9 Gun
Privateer Unknown

1783Paid off
4.1783Recommissioned
6.1783coppering at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
22.5.1784Sailed for Newfoundland
12.1784Paid off
10.2.1785Sold at Portsmouth for £515BWAS-1714

 
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