British Fifth Rate frigate 'Surveillante' (1803)

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Surveillante

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Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Surveillante' (1802) (44) 1802-1803
French 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured30.11.1803BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1.5.1804BWAS-1793
ShipyardBasse-Indre - Nantes
Ship ClassVirginie Class (1793)
Designed by
Jean Marguerite Tupinier (Baron Tupinier)French
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1794-1817
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up8.1814BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck151' 6"Imperial Feet46.0248 
Length of Keel126' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet38.4112 
Breadth40' 3"Imperial Feet12.192 
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen1,093 60⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


5.1804Broadside Weight = 485 Imperial Pound ( 219.9475 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1804284 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1804 - 9.1806Captain
John BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1821
BWAS-17933.1807 - 1812Captain
George Ralph CollierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1820
BWAS-17931812Captain
Edward TuckerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1816
BWAS-17931812 - 12.1813Captain
Sir George Ralph CollierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1820
BWAS-179330.7.1812 - 30.9.1812Acting Captain
Robert BloyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
NBD184912.1813 - 8.1814Captain
Robert ElliottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1814
BWAS-1793

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1804 - 3.1805Midshipman
Wilson Braddyll BiglandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1846
NBD18491810Midshipman
Herbert AshtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1816
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1806Took the Schooner
Serpadon (Unknown) 1806-1806
Spanish Unknown Gun
Unrated Schooner
by boat in the San Juan river
9.1806Paid offBWAS-1793
9.1806Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford
3.1807RecommissionedBWAS-1793
28.4.1807Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford
22.1.1808Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1793
15.4.1809Sailed for LisbonBWAS-1793
30.10.1809Took the Brig-Corvette
Le Milan (16) 1807-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig-Corvette
off UshantBG
3.12.1809Took the Cutter
La Countess Laure (16) 1809-1809
French 16 Gun
Privateer Cutter
off UshantBG
1810In the ChannelBWAS-1793
1.5.1811Took the Privateer
La Créole (14) 1811-1811
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Ushant on her first cruise from BordeauxBG
6.1812North coast of SpainBWAS-1793
27.4.1813Took the Schooner
Tom (14) 1813-1813
American 14 Gun
Privateer Schooner
off Ushant
1.6.1813Took the Schooner
Orders in Council (16) 1813-1813
American 16 Gun
Privateer Schooner
off Ushant
10.7.1813Reduction of San Sebastien
8.1814Paid off at Woolwich and broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Paul Strickland on Tuesday 6th of August 2024 20:20

From Feb 1805 to Sep 1806, Eaton Stannard Travers was Lieutenant on the Surveillante.

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