British Fifth Rate frigate 'Wilhelmina' (1798)

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Wilhelmina
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fifth Rate frigate 'Die Furie' (1787) (36) 1787-1798 Dutch 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1795 Renamed "Die Furie"
Captured	24.10.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Vlissingen - Zeeland - Walcheren	M01
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.1813	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck133' 0"Imperial Feet40.5384
Length of Keel109' 1"Imperial Feet33.226
Breadth37' 9"Imperial Feet11.3103
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Burthen826 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1800Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 12-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1800121Establishment as a troopshipW005

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1800 - 4.1800CaptainBWAS-17934.1800 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17931801 - 1803CommanderBWAS-17933.1803 - 5.1803CommanderRNB18235.1803 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17931807 - 4.1809CaptainBWAS-179328.4.1809 - 3.1811CommanderBWAS-17933.1811 - 1812CommanderBWAS-17931812 - 1.1813LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.3.1801 - 1801LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1797 - 3.1803MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
24.10.1798Taken by Sirius in the North SeaBWAS-1793
17.11.1798Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
1.1800Started fitting a a troopship at WoolwichBWAS-1793
1.1800Began fitting as a Troopship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
9.1800Completed fitting at a cost of £10,914BWAS-1793
9.1800Completed fitting as a Troopship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1801Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
11.4.1804Wilhelmina vs Psyche
1812Guard ship at PenangBWAS-1793
1.1813Sold at PenangBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

W005William James, Digital Book

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