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HBMF Hamadryad (1797)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 10 months ago

Hamadryad, 36 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Previously Ninfa
Captured 1797/04/26 B028
Shipyard Captured B028
Rate Fifth Rate
Type Frigate
Out Service 1797/12/25 B064
Fate Wrecked B028

Dimensions
B064   Type Metric
Burthen 960 Tons BM

Armament
1797 B064 Broadside Weight = 314
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck 8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1797 264 B064

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1797/06/03 1797/12/25 Post Captain Thomas Elphinstone B064

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1797/04/26 Taken by Irresistible B064
1797/05 Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £9,191.0.0d B064
1797/06/30 Took a small Spanish privateer off Gibraltar B064
1797/07/03 Took the privateer Actaeon (6) off Gibraltar B064
1797/12/25 Wrecked in Algiers Bay during a gale B064

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/06/02 at 00:47:48 by Cy

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