British Fifth Rate frigate 'Seine' (1798)

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Seine

6577
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Seine' (1793) (42) 1793-1798
French 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured30.6.1798BWAS-1793
ShipyardLe Havre - Normandy E-WIKI
Ship ClassSeine Class (1793)E-WIKI
Designed by
Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1773-1806
E-WIKI
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Burnt to avoid capture22.7.1803BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 9"Imperial Feet47.5529 
Length of Keel131' 4 ⅛"Imperial Feet39.932 
Breadth40' 6"Imperial Feet12.3444 
Depth in Hold12' 4 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Burthen1,145 87⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


11.1798Broadside Weight = 306 Imperial Pound ( 138.771 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1798284 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
11.1798 - 22.7.1803Captain
David MilneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1847
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
29.4.1799 - 13.7.1800Lieutenant
Frederick William BurgoyneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1846
NBD18491800 - 21.8.1800Second Lieutenant
George MilneBritish
Naval Sailor
†TNC

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
6.1798 - 1798Midshipman
William Cunningham Cavendish DalyellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1864
ref:61611.1810 - 3.1812Midshipman
John Hoskins BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1803 - 22.7.18031st Class Volunteer
Henry BirdBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
18.7.1798Arrived in PortsmouthBWAS-1793
8.1798Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
14.9.1798Registered by Admiralty OrderBWAS-1793
11.1798CommissionedBWAS-1793
3.12.1798Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £14755.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.2.1799

Arrived in Portsmouth

TNC
14.4.1799

Arrived at Portsmouth from a cruise

TNC
20.8.1800Seine vs Vengeance
25.8.1800Took the Frigate
La Vengeance (48) 1794-1800
French 48 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
in the Mona Passage
6.1803Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1803Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.7.1803Ran aground off the ElbeBWAS-1793

 
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