British Fourth Rate frigate 'Southampton' (1820)

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Southampton
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.5.1816	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1817	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.11.1820	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Java Class (1813)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William StoneBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1793-1839	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	26.6.1912	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 0"Imperial Feet52.4256
Length of Keel145' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet44.2024
Breadth43' 4"Imperial Feet13.1403
Depth in Hold14' 3"Imperial Feet4.2863
Burthen1,449 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.11.1820Broadside Weight = 972 Imperial Pound ( 440.802 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Spardeck28 British 42-Pounder Carronade
Spardeck2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.7.1813450Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
2.12.1856 - 1858CaptainW025

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1828 - 16.3.1829LieutenantNBD18498.12.1828 - 1832LieutenantNBD184912.5.1831 - 3.12.1832LieutenantNBD184920.10.1832 - 11.5.1833LieutenantNBD184926.10.1840 - 1842LieutenantNBD184917.8.1841 - 12.1842LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.12.1828 - 9.10.1832Masterref:1871

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1871 Archive

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