British Fifth Rate frigate 'Seine' (1814)

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Seine
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Cérès' (1812) (44) 1812-1814 French 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	6.1.1814	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Pallas Class (1805)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1823	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 0"Imperial Feet46.3296
Length of Keel126' 11 ½"Imperial Feet38.4175
Breadth30' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Burthen1,073 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1814 - 6.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1815 - 10.10.1815Boatswain†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
29.6.1814Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
19.7.1814SurveyedBWAS-1793
6.1817Moved to Chatham for repairBWAS-1793
7.1818Moved to WoolwichBWAS-1793
3.1819Moved to DeptfordBWAS-1793
5.1823Broken up at Deptford, never in commissionBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1998 Archive

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