British Fifth Rate frigate 'Severn' (1813)

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Severn
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.5.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1813	BWAS-1793
Named	7.1.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	14.6.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Wigram and GreenBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	20.7.1825	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck159' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet48.4791
Length of Keel132' 2"Imperial Feet40.2352
Breadth42' 3"Imperial Feet12.8397
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Burthen1,254 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.6.1813Broadside Weight = 665 Imperial Pound ( 301.5775 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795340Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1813 - 2.1816CaptainBWAS-179322.2.1816 - 5.2.1817Captain Discharged ADM 196/3/3NBD18491817CaptainBWAS-17931817 - 5.1817CaptainBWAS-17935.1817 - 1822CaptainBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.11.1818 - 4.2.1819LieutenantNBD18495.8.1819 - 4.1822LieutenantNBD184926.7.1821 - 1821LieutenantNBD184922.9.1821 - 1821LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1816 - 31.12.1816Masterref:1871

9 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 9.1816MidshipmanNBD18497.1816 - 8.1816MidshipmanNBD18497.1816 - 16.9.1816Master's MateNBD18491817 - 24.11.1817MidshipmanNBD18491.1817 - 16.8.1819MidshipmanNBD184910.1818 - 6.1820MidshipmanNBD184910.1818 - 4.1822MidshipmanNBD18491.1819 - 1821MidshipmanNBD18491821 - 1822MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1.7.1813Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
11.9.1813Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
18.1.1814Action of 1814-01-18
20.12.1814Took the Schooner
25.3.1815Sank the privateer on Racoon KeyTRN5
1.5.1815Took the Schooner
2.1816Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1816Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
1817In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
1822In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
20.7.1825Sold to John Small Sedger for £3,610 at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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