British Fifth Rate frigate 'Chiffone' (1801)

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Chiffone
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Chiffone' (1799) (38) 1799-1801 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	19.8.1801	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Basse-Indre - Nantes	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Heureuse Class (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre de GayFrench Ship Builder Service 1758-1819	E-WIKI
Constructor	Antoine CrucyFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck144' 1"Imperial Feet43.8918
Length of Keel120' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet36.5824
Breadth37' 11"Imperial Feet11.2812
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen921 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1802Broadside Weight = 366 Imperial Pound ( 165.981 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1802264 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1802 - 1803CaptainBWAS-179329.5.1803 - 7.9.1805Captain Transfered ADM 196/3/1ADM 1965.1806 - 8.1811CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 1806Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1793

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
26.5.1803 - 18061st Class VolunteerNBD18496.1808 - 18091st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.3.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
17.6.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
10.6.1805Action of 1805-06-10
1806Blockade of CadizBWAS-1793
31.5.1808Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
13.11.1809Actions in the Persian Gulf
8.1811Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1812repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1813In OrdinaryBWAS-1793
1.9.1814Sold at Portsmouth for £1,700BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 23rd of June 2019 05:54

Circa 24 Apr 1802 Lieutenant W. Skelton, to be First Lieutenant of La Chiffonne.
Circa 24 Apr 1802 Mr. J. Adie, Surgeon's Mate of the Victorious, to be Surgeon of La Chiffonne.
Circa 24 Apr 1802 Captain H. Stuart, removed from the Fox to La Chiffonne.
Circa 24 Apr 1802 Mr. W. Hutchins, Purser of the Fox, to be Purser of La Chiffonne.
24 Apr 1802 the Chiffonne, Captain Stuart arrived Bombay from a cruise.
Sorry Cy these and above are from a site pbenyon .plus .com

Posted by Cy on Sunday 24th of March 2019 20:18

Arthur Lysaght was not officially commissioned lieutenant until 3rd August 1802, so this must have been an acting position.
There is no record of a W. Mouat(t) ever being commissioned. However there is a William Mowatt commissioned 21st March 1803.
Where are these from?

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 24th of March 2019 20:05

24 Apr 1802 Mr. A. Lysaght, Midshipman of the Suffolk, to be Lieutenant of La Chiffone.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 24th of March 2019 19:19

Circa 24 Apr 1802 Mr. W. Mouatt, Midshipman of the Fox, to be Lieutenant of La Chiffone.

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