Portugese Fifth Rate frigate 'Minerva' (1788)

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Minerva
Nominal Guns	44	3DECKS
Nationality	Portugal
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	19.7.1788	3DECKS
First Commissioned	26.2.1789	3DECKS
Shipyard	Unknown	3DECKS
Category	Fifth Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Frigate	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Captured	22.11.1809	3DECKS
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Minerva' (1809) (44) 1809-1810 French 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB036
Length of Gundeck156' 9"Imperial Feet47.5529

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1789349 B036

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.4.1789Capitão-de-mar-e-guerraB10110.3.1791 - 24.3.1792Chefe de Divisãoref:6211795 - 1796Contra-Almiranteref:6211796 - 1804Capitão-de-mar-e-guerraref:6211804 - 1808Capitão-de-mar-e-guerraref:621

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1791 - 1792Tenente do Marref:621

Service History

DateEventSource
1805Refitted as a 50 gun Fifth Rate

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1796-23.7.1796	Bahia Fleet from Portugal	Bernardo Ramires EsquivelPortugese Naval Sailor Service 1792-1812

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

B036Antonio Marques Esparteiro, Book

B101Otto von Pivka, Book

ref:621 Document

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Posted by Barry J. Fox on Wednesday 3rd of November 2021 01:10

1788- 22-18#, 22-9#, 4-6#. Ref. see Tritao

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