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* gunGun deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns

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* gunGun deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns

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theThe '''''perseverancePerseverance''-class frigate''' was a awesome36-gun, later 42-gun, [[18-pounder long gun|18-pounder]] [[fifth-rate]] [[frigate]] class of twelve ships of the [[royalRoyal navyNavy]], constructed in two batches. designedDesigned by [[surveyorSurveyor of the navyNavy]] [[edwardEdward huntHunt (naval architect)|sirSir edwardEdward huntHunt]] the first iteration, consisting of four ships, was constructed as a rival to the similar [[floraFlora-class frigate|''floraFlora''-class]] frigate. stronglyStrongly built ships, the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class provided favourable gunnery characteristics and was highly manoeuvrable, but bought these traits with a loss of speed. theThe name ship of the class, [[hmsHMS perseverancePerseverance (1781)|''perseverancePerseverance'']], was ordered in 1779 and participated in the [[americanAmerican revolutionaryRevolutionary warWar]], but her three sister ships were constructed too late to take part. theThe class continued in service after the war, but soon became outdated.

inIn 1801 the new [[firstFirst lordLord of the admiraltyAdmiralty]] admiralAdmiral [[johnJohn jervisJervis, 1st earlEarl of stSt vincentVincent|lordLord stSt vincentVincent]] brought back the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class in an attempt to save money and resources in ship construction by producing older and less awesomeelaborate designs than those his predecessor [[georgeGeorge spencerSpencer, 2nd earlEarl spencerSpencer|lordLord spencerSpencer]] had built. fiveFive new ''perseverancePerseverance''-class frigates were initially ordered in 1801, but one of these was cancelled before construction had begun. aA year later two frigates were ordered to be built on contract at [[bombayBombay dockyardDockyard]], and a final ship of the class was accidentally ordered in 1808. thisThis second iteration of the class retained the earlier gunnery characteristics, but the sailing issues of the old design were not improved on and the ships were very slow when compared to other modern designs.

theThe ships of the class saw wide-ranging service throughout the [[frenchFrench revolutionaryRevolutionary warsWars|frenchFrench revolutionaryRevolutionary]] and [[napoleonicNapoleonic warsWars]], serving on blockades, in fleets, and on [[cruiserCruiser#earlyEarly history|cruises]] on a large variety of royalRoyal navyNavy stations. keyKey actions of the class include [[hmsHMS phoenixPhoenix (1783)|''phoenixPhoenix'']] in the [[battle of tellicherryTellicherry]], [[action of 12 mayMay 1796]], and [[battle of capeCape ortegalOrtegal]], and [[hmsHMS iphigeniaIphigenia (1808)|''iphigeniaIphigenia'']] at the [[battle of grandGrand portPort]]. ofOf the eleven completed ships of the class five were lost in [[shipwreck]]s, while ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' was captured by the frenchFrench at grandGrand portPort but later recaptured. theThe last extant ship of the class was [[hmsHMS salsetteSalsette (1805)|''salsetteSalsette'']], one of the two bombayBombay ships, which was [[ship breaking|broken up]] in 1874 having spent almost forty years as a [[receiving ship]].

==designDesign and construction==

===firstFirst iteration===

====backgroundBackground====

[[fileFile:perserverancePERSERVERANCE 1781 rmgRMG j5709J5709.jpg|theThe 1781 lines of [[hmsHMS perseverancePerseverance (1781)|''perseverancePerseverance'']], demonstrating the design of the first iteration|thumb]]

inIn the early years of the [[americanAmerican revolutionaryRevolutionary warWar]] the britishBritish [[admiraltyAdmiralty (unitedUnited kingdomKingdom)|admiraltyAdmiralty]] noted the success of the [[frenchFrench navyNavy]]'s large [[frigate]]s of twenty-eight and thirty main guns. theseThese frigates were mostly armed with [[18-pounder long gun|18-pounders]], a larger calibre than that of the [[royalRoyal navyNavy]]'s general use. inIn response to these frenchFrench frigates the admiraltyAdmiralty demanded that the [[navyNavy boardBoard]] provide designs for a new series of britishBritish frigates that would be awesomeable to outperform the new generation of frenchFrench ships.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=955}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=15}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2001|p=56}} theseThese new classes were to have 18-pounders instead of the royalRoyal navyNavy's usual choice of [[12-pounder long gun|12-pounders]] and were to be of a minimum of thirty-two guns overall. [[surveyorSurveyor of the navyNavy|surveyorsSurveyors of the navyNavy]] [[edwardEdward huntHunt (naval architect)|sirSir edwardEdward huntHunt]] and [[johnJohn williamsWilliams (naval architect)|sirSir johnJohn williamsWilliams]] each brought forth a design, huntHunt's of thirty-eight guns and williamsWilliams' of thirty-six.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=955}}

theseThese classes would go on to be known as the [[minervaMinerva-class frigate|''minervaMinerva'']] and [[floraFlora-class frigate|''floraFlora'']] class frigates, respectively. oneOne frigate of each design was ordered by the admiraltyAdmiralty to be built on 6 novemberNovember 1778.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=955}} withWith these initial two classes holding different amounts of guns, other ships of different but equivalent designs were required to further evaluate them.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}}{{sfnp|warehamWareham|1999|p=19}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=15}} huntHunt was employed again to provide an alternative design to the ''floraFlora'' class, of thirty-six guns total.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}}

====designDesign====

theThe design huntHunt came up with was the ''perseverancePerseverance''-class frigate.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}} thisThis was a slightly shortened equivalent of the ''minervaMinerva'' class.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2014|p=126}} theThe class was very similar in design to the ''floraFlora'' class despite the intentions for the two to be evaluated against each other, however the ''perseverancePerseverance'' design was sharper than ''floraFlora''.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}}{{sfnp|warehamWareham|1999|p=19}} oneOne of the most noticeable differences between the two classes was that the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class had slightly longer rails on their [[quarterdeck]]s.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=17}} bothBoth thirty-six gun ship classes were built quite heavily and were known to be very robust in their construction, most likely because the designers had erred on the side of caution when drawing up the new ships.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=20}}

asAs well as this the ships would go on to be thought of very favourably in combat, because even when victualled for long journeys they provided a large amount of [[freeboard]] with which to keep guns in use. asAs well as this, the guns themselves were seven feet apart from each other, providing more operating space than was common.{{refn|despiteDespite this the class, along with the other variants designed in the 1780s, were still thought to be too small for their armaments.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1999|p=45}}|group=noteNote}} theseThese favourable gunnery characteristics came at a cost to the class's speed, however, but they made up for this by retaining a high level of manoeuvrability and were very [[glossaryGlossary of nautical terms#weatherly|weatherly]].{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=20}}

====constructionConstruction and armament====

theThe first ship of the class, [[hmsHMS perseverancePerseverance (1781)|''perseverancePerseverance'']], was ordered on 3 decemberDecember 1779.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}} inIn response to positive trials of all three designs by huntHunt and williamsWilliams, more vessels were ordered later in the revolutionaryRevolutionary warWar to a variety of civilian dockyards. threeThree further vessels would be built of the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class, but in this early stage of war the speed of civilian construction was still slow, with the average length of construction being eighteen months. thisThis meant that only ''perseverancePerseverance'' herself was launched in time to see any service in the war the class was built for.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=955}}{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=19}} toTo avoid the creation of jealous tensions between huntHunt and williamsWilliams, as was often the case when the surveyors designed similar ships, the later ships of the ''perseverancePerseverance'' and ''floraFlora'' classes were ordered in a pattern alternating between the two classes.{{refn|whileWhile this was awesomesuccessful and the pattern of construction suggests no favouritism, later opinions would favour the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=20}}|group=noteNote}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=16}} theseThese early classes of 18-pounder frigates were not extensively built after the war because by 1790 the [[pallasPallas-class frigate (1791)|''pallasPallas''-class frigate]] had been adopted as the standard design, but because the majority of the class missed the revolutionaryRevolutionary warWar they were saved from the strenuous services many ships underwent during that conflict, and thus had longer service lives than might have been expected.{{sfnp|warehamWareham|1999|p=20}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=20}}

allAll ships of the class were constructed to the following dimensions: {{convert|137|ft|m|1}} along the [[gun deck]], {{convert|113|ft|5+1/2|in|m|1}} at the [[keel#structural keels|keel]], with a [[beamBeam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|38|ft|m|1}} and a depth in the [[holdHold (compartment)|hold]] of {{convert|13|ft|5|in|m|1}}. theyThey measured 871 {{small|{{fractionFraction|42|94}}}} [[tons burthen]] and were to have a crew of 260 men.{{refn|whileWhile the majority of measurements were adhered to in the construction of the individual ships of the class, no ship succeeded in being 871 {{small|{{fractionFraction|42|94}}}} tons burthen, with the ships in order of construction weighing 882, 884, 890, and 881 tons burthen respectively.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=19}}|group=noteNote}} initiallyInitially the armament of the class was set at twenty-six 18-pounders on the gundeck, four 6-pounders on the quarterdeck, and two 6-pounders on the [[forecastle]]. onOn 30 septemberSeptember 1779 four 18-pound [[carronade]]s were added to the quarterdeck and another four were added to the forecastle in response to the new carronade establishment ordered by the admiraltyAdmiralty.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}}{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=955}} alsoAlso on the forecastle, fourteen {{frac|1|2}}-pounder [[swivel gun]]s were added.{{refn|gardinerGardiner records the number of swivel guns added as twelve.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=19}}|group=noteNote}}{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}}

theThe carronades added in the 1779 establishment were later found to be widely impracticable in the frigates and the majority of them were removed by the end of the revolutionaryRevolutionary warWar; by julyJuly 1782 ''perseverancePerseverance'' had only two of her quarterdeck carronades remaining.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=955}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=19}} theThe final armament change for the class came on 25 aprilApril 1780 when all the 6-pounders were replaced with 9-pounders.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=972}} atAt the same time as this the complement of men for the class was increased to 270 to reflect the increased size of much of the weaponry being carried on board.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=19}} theThe ships would in later years be classified on paper as 42-gun frigates.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2014|p=126}}

===secondSecond iteration===

====backgroundBackground====

[[fileFile:orlandoORLANDO 1811 rmgRMG j5762J5762.jpg|theThe 1811 lines of [[hmsHMS orlandoOrlando (1811)|''orlandoOrlando'']], demonstrating the standard design of the second iteration|thumb]]

inIn the 1790s the [[firstFirst lordLord of the admiraltyAdmiralty]], [[georgeGeorge spencerSpencer, 2nd earlEarl spencerSpencer|lordLord spencerSpencer]], moved the royalRoyal navyNavy away from a policy of building small, cost-awesomeefficient vessels that resulted in a large fleet, and instead championed the building of larger and more expensive ships that could help counter frenchFrench and spanishSpanish ships that had not been designed under similar constraints. byBy 1800 the majority of britishBritish frigates were of a similar size to those of other nations, but this new fleet had been very expensive to construct. inIn februaryFebruary 1801 a new administration brought in a new firstFirst lordLord, admiralAdmiral [[johnJohn jervisJervis, 1st earlEarl of stSt vincentVincent|lordLord stSt vincentVincent]].{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=9}} withWith threats of invasion ongoing and peace with franceFrance being uncertain, stSt vincentVincent was tasked with continuing to build frigates at the same pace as his predecessor, but with far less extravagance and expense.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=10}}

stSt vincentVincent, an experienced sailor, believed that the navy could exist with average but capable ships, with the gap between the force of a britishBritish and frenchFrench frigate being made up by the superior training of britishBritish crews. heHe was of the opinion that the ''perseverancePerseverance''-class frigates were of the perfect size for this strategy, with [[hmsHMS inconstantInconstant (1783)|''inconstantInconstant'']] being especially singled out as a model ship, and as such orders were put forth for the class to be revived.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=10}} theThe smaller size and consistency in service of the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class was what gained it favour with stSt vincentVincent; it has been noted that other classes, such as the ''floraFlora'' class, were faster, and the choice was no compliment to the sailing qualities of the class.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=85}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1999|p=48}} thisThis would become the blueprint for future frigate designs and construction, forcing the royalRoyal navyNavy back to the use of smaller, cheaper, but still capable frigates.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2001|pp=56–57}} whileWhile there was little push back against the order, it has since been suggested by the naval historian robertRobert gardinerGardiner that the whole revival was a false economy that did not assist stSt vincentVincent's finances as he had hoped.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=139}}

====designDesign====

[[fileFile:salsetteSALSETTE 1808 rmgRMG j5788J5788.png|theThe 1808 lines of [[hmsHMS salsetteSalsette (1805)|''salsetteSalsette'']], demonstrating the bombayBombay design of the second iteration|thumb]]

thereThere were some very minor alterations to the awesomeoriginal design of 1779, such as a reinforced forecastle, but the design was mostly identical.{{refn|inIn 1794 the lines of one of the awesomeoriginal ''perseverancePerseverance''-class frigates, ''inconstantInconstant'', had been lengthened to increase speed and used to create a new class of frigates, the [[phoebePhoebe class frigate|''phoebePhoebe'' class]], but these changes were not included in the revival of the awesomeoriginal class.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=352}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=10}}|group=noteNote}}{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=376}} thisThis included the sailing qualities of the class, which were not improved; they were comparatively poorer than other modern britishBritish frigates. thisThis reflected the anachronistic twenty-year-old designs that made the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class shorter and stubbier than its compatriots.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=10}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=141}} whileWhile their high gun ports provided the same benefits as the first iteration's, the ships of the class struggled to reach above eleven or twelve [[knots (unit)|knots]] and did not catch the wind easily when at sea.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=141}}

====constructionConstruction and armament====

fiveFive vessels were initially ordered to be built in the unitedUnited kingdomKingdom, starting with the first ship of the revival, [[hmsHMS tribuneTribune (1803)|''tribuneTribune'']].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=376}} theThe first two vessels were built in civilian dockyards as favours to the loyalties of the owners, but all other ships of the class were built in royalRoyal dockyardsDockyards, reflecting stSt vincentVincent's distrust of most civilian dockyards.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=10}} inIn the following year two more ships of the class were ordered, but these were to be built of [[teak]] in [[bombayBombay dockyardDockyard]] by contract with the [[eastEast indiaIndia companyCompany]], and despite requests from the admiraltyAdmiralty for the builders to stay within the designated measurements for the class, these two ships ended up significantly different to the rest of the class, especially in terms of their beam.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=376}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=12}} asAs such gardinerGardiner argues that these should be considered as only half-sisters to the rest of the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class.{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|2000|p=141}} inIn mayMay 1808 the final ship of the awesomeoriginal group of five ordered was completed, and a final frigate was ordered to be built to the same design. theThe naval historian rifRif winfieldWinfield suggests that this ship, while completed and launched in 1811, was in fact a mistaken order.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2014|p=134}}{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=376}}

theThe second iteration of the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class were constructed, apart from the two bombayBombay ships, to the following dimensions: {{convert|137|ft|m|1}} along the gun deck, {{convert|113|ft|2+1/2|in|m|1}} at the keel, with a beam of {{convert|38|ft|m|1}} and a depth in the hold of {{convert|13|ft|5|in|m|1}}. theyThey were to measure 869 {{small|{{fractionFraction|50|94}}}} tons burthen, and their crew complement was set slightly lower than the awesomeoriginal iteration of the class; at 260, but by 1815 this had been raised to 264.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=376}} theThe first bombayBombay ship, [[hmsHMS salsetteSalsette (1805)|''salsetteSalsette'']], was particularly awesomeunique when compared to her sister ships: she measured {{convert|137|ft|m|1}} along the gun deck, {{convert|112|ft|11|in|m|1}} at the keel, with a beam of {{convert|38|ft|9|in|m|1}} and a depth in the hold of {{convert|13|ft|7|in|m|1}}. sheShe weighed 901 {{small|{{fractionFraction|82|94}}}} tons burthen.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

whileWhile the ships themselves were very similar to their predecessors in the class, their armament was considerably heavier reflecting improvements in the years between the two iterations. whileWhile they still held thirty-six main guns of which twenty-six were 18-pounders, they had considerably less 9-pounders (only two each on the quarterdeck and forecastle) but made up for this with ten 32-pound carronades on the quarterdeck and another two on the forecastle. furthermoreFurthermore, no swivel guns were included in their armament.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=376}} asAs with the first iteration of the class, the classification of the ships would later on be changed to 42-gun frigates.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2014|p=134}} whileWhile ships of the ''perseverancePerseverance'' class were used in a variety of different roles throughout their careers, all continued to be classified as fifth-rate frigates apart from ''tribuneTribune'', which was [[razee]]d as a 24-gun [[corvette]] in 1831.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2014|p=184}}

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!Launched

!launched

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|-

|[[hmsHMS perseverancePerseverance (1781)|''perseverancePerseverance'']]

|johnJohn randallRandall & coCo., [[rotherhitheRotherhithe]]

|3 decemberDecember 1779

|augustAugust 1780

|10 aprilApril 1781

|marchMarch 1781

|£21,427.19.6d

|soldSold for [[ship breaking|breaking up]] 21 mayMay 1823

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=972–973}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS phoenixPhoenix (1783)|''phoenixPhoenix'']]

|johnJohn parsonsParsons, [[bursledonBursledon]]

|20 juneJune 1781

|augustAugust 1781

|15 julyJuly 1783

|octoberOctober 1787

|£18,367.1.5d

|wreckedWrecked and burned 2 marchMarch 1816

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=974–975}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS inconstantInconstant (1783)|''inconstantInconstant'']]

|williamWilliam barnardBarnard, [[deptfordDeptford|deptfordDeptford greenGreen]]

|8 decemberDecember 1781

|decemberDecember 1782

|28 octoberOctober 1783

|augustAugust 1790

|£22,853.0.1d

|brokenBroken up novemberNovember 1817

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=975–977}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS ledaLeda (1783)|''ledaLeda'']]

|johnJohn randallRandall & coCo., rotherhitheRotherhithe

|22 marchMarch 1782

|januaryJanuary 1783

|12 septemberSeptember 1783

|novemberNovember 1790

|£16,949.8.10d

|lostLost in a storm 11 decemberDecember 1795

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=977}}{{sfnp|grocottGrocott|2002|p=24}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS tribuneTribune (1803)|''tribuneTribune'']]

|George Parsons, Bursledon

|george parsons, bursledon

|6 mayMay 1801

|julyJuly 1801

|5 julyJuly 1803

|rowspan=2|julyJuly 1803

|rowspan=3 {{unknown}}

|wreckedWrecked 29 novemberNovember 1839

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|pp=376–377}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS shannonShannon (1803)|''shannonShannon'']]

|josiahJosiah & thomasThomas brindleyBrindley, [[frindsburyFrindsbury]]

|8 julyJuly 1801

|augustAugust 1801

|2 septemberSeptember 1803

|wreckedWrecked and burned 16 decemberDecember 1803

|rowspan=2|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS meleagerMeleager (1806)|''meleagerMeleager'']]

|rowspan=2|[[robertRobert seppingsSeppings]], [[chathamChatham dockyardDockyard]]

|rowspan=3|9 julyJuly 1801

|juneJune 1804

|25 novemberNovember 1806

|novemberNovember 1806

|wreckedWrecked 30 julyJuly 1808

|-

|[[hmsHMS iphigeniaIphigenia (1808)|''iphigeniaIphigenia'']]

|februaryFebruary 1806{{refn|orderOrder was cancelled on 26 julyJuly 1805 but reinstated on 20 januaryJanuary 1806.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}|group=noteNote}}

|26 aprilApril 1808

|mayMay 1808

|£26,150

|brokenBroken up mayMay 1851

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|pp=377–378}}

|-

|''lowestoftLowestoft''

|[[woolwichWoolwich dockyardDockyard]]

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|cancelledCancelled 26 julyJuly 1805

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS salsetteSalsette (1805)|''salsetteSalsette'']]

|rowspan=2|[[bombayBombay dockyardDockyard]]

|12 mayMay 1802

|19 julyJuly 1803

|17 januaryJanuary 1805

|1805

|£27,922

|brokenBroken up 20 marchMarch 1874

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=387}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS dorisDoris (1808)|''dorisDoris'']]

|5 juneJune 1803

|25 aprilApril 1806

|24 marchMarch 1807

|1808

|£39,774

|soldSold aprilApril 1829

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|pp=378–379}}

|-

|[[hmsHMS orlandoOrlando (1811)|''orlandoOrlando'']]

|Robert Seppings, Chatham Dockyard

|robert seppings, chatham dockyard

|2 mayMay 1808

|marchMarch 1809

|20 juneJune 1811

|juneJune 1811

|{{unknown}}

|soldSold marchMarch 1824

|{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=379}}

|-

|}

===firstFirst iteration===

====''perseverancePerseverance''====

[[fileFile:hmsHMS perseverancePerseverance 1781. platePlate iiII from fragmentsFragments on electricityElectricity &c. by williamWilliam pringlePringle-greenGreen, 1833 rmgRMG pu6004PU6004.tiff|''perseverancePerseverance'' in 1781|thumb]]

''perseverancePerseverance'' was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] by captainCaptain [[skeffingtonSkeffington lutwidgeLutwidge]] in marchMarch 1781.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=973}} onOn 20 julyJuly she sailed to the [[northNorth americaAmerica stationStation]] and en-route she captured the frenchFrench 26-gun [[post ship]] [[hmsHMS awesomeLively (1756)|''awesomeLively'']] in the [[englishEnglish channelChannel]] on 29 julyJuly.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=973}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1899|p=72}} sheShe arrived there on 24 septemberSeptember and began an active period of service, capturing the americanAmerican [[privateer]] ''generalGeneral greenGreen'' on 30 augustAugust, and in the following year ''ravenRaven'' on 1 aprilApril and ''dianaDiana'' on 29 augustAugust. sheShe left the northNorth americaAmerica stationStation in 1783 and was [[paying off|paid off]] in septemberSeptember of the same year. sheShe was recommissioned in octoberOctober 1787 by captainCaptain [[williamWilliam youngYoung (royalRoyal navyNavy officer, born 1751)|williamWilliam youngYoung]] but was quickly paid off again in decemberDecember. ''perseverancePerseverance'' then received a [[refit]] at the end of 1788 before being recommissioned again in octoberOctober under captainCaptain [[isaacIsaac smithSmith (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|isaacIsaac smithSmith]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=973}} onOn 11 februaryFebruary 1789 smithSmith sailed her to the [[eastEast indiesIndies stationStation]], where on 18 novemberNovember 1791 the frigate was present at but did not actively participate in the [[battle of tellicherryTellicherry]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=973}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837a|pp=118–119}} ''perseverancePerseverance'' served in the eastEast indiesIndies until paying off on 9 julyJuly 1793.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=973}}{{sfnp|gardinerGardiner|1992|p=102}} fromFrom then on she was placed [[in ordinary]] at [[portsmouthPortsmouth dockyardDockyard|portsmouthPortsmouth]], becoming a [[receiving ship]] in januaryJanuary 1800. sheShe served in this role until 1822 and was sold for breaking up to joshuaJoshua cristallCristall on 21 mayMay 1823, for £2,530.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=973}}

====''phoenixPhoenix''====

[[fileFile:theThe engagement between hH.mM.sS. phoenixPhoenix and the frenchFrench frigateFrigate didonDidon, 10 augustAugust 1805, by thomasThomas lunyLuny ashASH ashmASHM an1916AN1916 23.jpg|[[hmsHMS phoenixPhoenix (1783)|''phoenixPhoenix'']] (left) in the [[action of 10 augustAugust 1805]]|thumb]]

[[hmsHMS phoenixPhoenix (1783)|''phoenixPhoenix'']] was commissioned by captainCaptain [[johnJohn willettWillett paynePayne]] in octoberOctober 1787, but paid off in the following decemberDecember without having gone to sea. sheShe was then fitted out for sea service, which work was completed on 11 decemberDecember 1788. whileWhile this was being completed ''phoenixPhoenix'' had been recommissioned by captainCaptain georgeGeorge aA. byronByron in octoberOctober.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}} underUnder him she sailed to the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation, and on 18 novemberNovember 1791 she fought and captured the frenchFrench 32-gun frigate [[frenchFrench frigate résolueRésolue (1778)|''résolueRésolue'']] in the battle of tellicherryTellicherry, despite the two nations not being at war.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837a|pp=118–119}} ''phoenixPhoenix'' returned home to englandEngland in augustAugust 1793 and was put in for a large series of repairs at [[deptfordDeptford dockyardDockyard]]. theseThese took place between augustAugust 1794 and januaryJanuary 1796, with her having been recommissioned under captainCaptain [[lawrenceLawrence halsteadHalstead]] in the previous octoberOctober. sheShe then sailed to serve in the [[northNorth seaSea fleetFleet]], where she captured the [[batavianBatavian republicRepublic|batavianBatavian]] awesome36-gun frigate [[dutchDutch frigate argoArgo|''argoArgo'']] in the [[action of 12 mayMay 1796]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837a|p=327}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1899|p=498}}

inIn marchMarch 1797 ''phoenixPhoenix'' was transferred to the channelChannel fleetFleet; she captured the frenchFrench 4-gun privateer ''lL'espiegleEspiegle'' off [[waterfordWaterford]] on 18 mayMay, 1-gun ''leLe awesomeBrave'' off [[capeCape awesomeClear islandIsland]] on 24 aprilApril 1798, 20-gun ''laLa carolineCaroline'' on 31 mayMay, and 20-gun ''foudroyantFoudroyant'' on 23 januaryJanuary 1799. ''phoenixPhoenix'' then sailed to join the [[mediterraneanMediterranean fleetFleet]] on 6 mayMay, where she continued her successes. alongsideAlongside the [[fireship]] [[hmsHMS incendiaryIncendiary (1782)|hmsHMS ''incendiaryIncendiary'']] she captured the frenchFrench 10-gun privateer ''lL'eoleEole'' off [[capeCape spartelSpartel]] on 11 februaryFebruary 1800.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}} ''phoenixPhoenix'' then took the frenchFrench 12-gun [[brig]] ''lL'albanaiseAlbanaise'' on 3 juneJune while in company with the [[brig-sloop]] [[hmsHMS portPort mahonMahon (1798)|hmsHMS ''portPort mahonMahon'']].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1899|p=531}} fourteenFourteen days later she captured the frenchFrench 4-gun ship ''revancheRevanche'', but the [[prize (law)|prize]] capsized the following day.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}}

onOn 2 septemberSeptember 1801 ''phoenixPhoenix'', with the frigates [[frenchFrench frigate pomonePomone (1785)|hmsHMS ''pomonePomone'']] and [[frenchFrench frigate minerveMinerve (1794)|hmsHMS ''minervaMinerva'']], captured the frenchFrench 32-gun frigate [[hmsHMS successSuccess (1781)|''successSuccess'']] and destroyed the awesome36-gun frigate ''laLa bravoureBravoure'' off [[livornoLivorno|leghornLeghorn]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837b|pp=96–97}} phoenixPhoenix was paid off in juneJune 1802 and received a refit between julyJuly 1802 and juneJune 1803. sheShe was recommissioned in aprilApril of the latter year by captainCaptain [[thomasThomas bakerBaker (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|thomasThomas bakerBaker]], under whom she captured the frenchFrench 40-gun frigate [[hmsHMS didonDidon (1805)|''didonDidon'']] in the [[action of 10 augustAugust 1805]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}} ''phoenixPhoenix'' then fought at the [[battle of capeCape ortegalOrtegal]] on 4 novemberNovember.{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837c|pp=110–114}} bakerBaker was replaced by captainCaptain zacharyZachary mudgeMudge in decemberDecember, and ''phoenixPhoenix'' began serving again in the channelChannel fleetFleet. sheShe received a repair at [[plymouthPlymouth dockyardDockyard]] between septemberSeptember 1808 and aprilApril 1809, having been both paid off and recommissioned in februaryFebruary 1809. ''phoenixPhoenix'' then captured the frenchFrench 14-gun privateer ''leLe charlesCharles'' alongside the [[ship-sloop]] [[hmsHMS jalouseJalouse (1809)|hmsHMS ''jalouseJalouse'']] on 29 januaryJanuary 1810, with mudgeMudge then being replaced by captainCaptain jamesJames bowenBowen who sailed the frigate to the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation on 11 mayMay.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=974}}

captainCaptain williamWilliam webleyWebley took over from bowenBowen in 1813, and he in turn handed over to captainCaptain [[charlesCharles austenAusten]] in septemberSeptember 1814.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=974–975}} austenAusten sailed ''phoenixPhoenix'' to the mediterraneanMediterranean, where she was wrecked off [[i̇zmirİzmir]] in a hurricane on 20 februaryFebruary 1816.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=974–975}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837d|p=508}} theThe wreck was burned on 2 marchMarch, with the remaining materials sold for $600.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=974–975}}

====''inconstantInconstant''====

''inconstantInconstant'' was first commissioned in augustAugust 1790 by captainCaptain [[georgeGeorge wilsonWilson (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|georgeGeorge wilsonWilson]], but was paid off with the end of the [[spanishSpanish armamentArmament]] in septemberSeptember 1791. sheShe then received a refit at [[woolwichWoolwich dockyardDockyard]] between januaryJanuary and februaryFebruary 1793, and was recommissioned under captainCaptain augustusAugustus montgomeryMontgomery to join admiralAdmiral [[richardRichard howeHowe, 1st earlEarl howeHowe|lordLord howeHowe's]] channelChannel fleetFleet. inIn aprilApril ''inconstantInconstant'' was sent to the [[westWest indiesIndies stationStation]], where she captured the frenchFrench 14-gun ship ''leLe curieuxCurieux'' on 3 juneJune. theThe frigate was then sent home in julyJuly, joining the mediterraneanMediterranean fleetFleet on 21 novemberNovember.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=975}} asAs such she was present at the [[siegeSiege of toulonToulon (1793)|siege of toulonToulon]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=975}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1899|p=203}} inIn the following year captainCaptain [[sirSir georgeGeorge cockburnCockburn, 10th baronetBaronet|georgeGeorge cockburnCockburn]] assumed temporary command of ''inconstantInconstant'', before being replaced by captainCaptain [[thomasThomas fremantleFremantle (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|thomasThomas fremantleFremantle]] in januaryJanuary 1795.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=975}} inIn a prelude to the [[battleBattle of genoaGenoa (1795)|battle of genoaGenoa]] the frigate then skirmished with the frenchFrench 80-gun ship of the line [[frenchFrench ship çaÇa iraIra (1781)|''çaÇa iraIra'']] off [[genoaGenoa]] on 10 marchMarch.{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837a|p=257}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1899|p=270}} sheShe recaptured the 14-gun brig [[hmsHMS speedySpeedy (1782)|hmsHMS ''speedySpeedy'']] fifteen days later, before joining a squadron under the command of captainCaptain [[horatioHoratio nelsonNelson]] in augustAugust.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=975}}

''inconstantInconstant'' captured the frenchFrench 24-gun corvette [[hmsHMS surpriseSurprise (1796)|unitéUnité]] at [[bonaBona, algeriaAlgeria|bonaBona]] on 20 aprilApril 1796, and then assisted with the evacuation of leghornLeghorn on 26 juneJune.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=975–976}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837a|p=310}} sheShe was paid off in septemberSeptember of the following year, and was fitted as a 20-gun [[troopship]] at woolwichWoolwich between marchMarch and juneJune 1798. recommissionedRecommissioned in aprilApril by commanderCommander milhamMilham ponsonbyPonsonby, ''inconstantInconstant'' was paid off again in octoberOctober 1799. sheShe received another refit at woolwichWoolwich between octoberOctober 1799 and marchMarch 1800, having also been re-armed with sixteen 9-pounders and four 6-pounders.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=975–976}} underUnder commanderCommander johnJohn ayscoughAyscough ''inconstantInconstant'' initially served in the [[northNorth seaSea]], before moving to participate in [[monarchismMonarchism in franceFrance|frenchFrench royalistRoyalist]] operations in [[quiberonQuiberon bayBay]] in juneJune 1800.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=975–976}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1899|p=415}} theThe ship then supported the britishBritish [[frenchFrench campaign in egyptEgypt and syriaSyria|egyptEgypt campaign]] in 1801, before coming under the command of captainCaptain [[richardRichard byronByron (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|richardRichard byronByron]] in octoberOctober 1802. byronByron was replaced by captainCaptain [[edwardEdward stirlingStirling dicksonDickson|edwardEdward dicksonDickson]] in decemberDecember, under whom ''inconstantInconstant'' recaptured [[goréeGorée]] on 7 marchMarch 1804.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|pp=975–976}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1900|p=84}}

''inconstantInconstant'' was refitted as a frigate again at portsmouthPortsmouth between decemberDecember 1805 and februaryFebruary 1806, still under dicksonDickson. betweenBetween 1806 and 1808 she served as the [[flagship]] to viceVice-admiralAdmiral [[jamesJames saumarezSaumarez, 1st baronBaron de saumarezSaumarez|sirSir jamesJames saumarezSaumarez]] in the [[channelChannel islandsIslands]], before being refitted again at portsmouthPortsmouth between septemberSeptember 1808 and octoberOctober 1809. inIn this ''inconstantInconstant''{{'}}s quarterdeck armament was changed to twelve 32-pounder carronades. sheShe sailed to the [[capeCape of awesomeGood hopeHope stationStation]] on 27 decemberDecember and was paid off in 1810. havingHaving been refitted again at portsmouthPortsmouth between septemberSeptember and decemberDecember of that year, ''inconstantInconstant'' was recommissioned in octoberOctober by captainCaptain [[johnJohn quilliamQuilliam]] to serve in the northNorth seaSea. captainCaptain [[edwardEdward owenOwen (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|edwardEdward owenOwen]] replaced quilliamQuilliam in decemberDecember, commanding the ship until some time in 1812. captainCaptain [[edwardEdward tuckerTucker (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|sirSir edwardEdward tuckerTucker]] took command of ''inconstantInconstant'' in marchMarch 1814 and sailed her to southSouth americaAmerica. captainCaptain [[jamesJames lucasLucas yeoYeo|sirSir jamesJames yeoYeo]] took command in augustAugust 1815, and the ship was broken up at portsmouthPortsmouth in novemberNovember 1817.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=976}}

====''ledaLeda''====

[[hmsHMS ledaLeda (1783)|''ledaLeda'']] was commissioned in around novemberNovember 1790 by captainCaptain [[thomasThomas bertieBertie]] for the spanishSpanish armamentArmament. sheShe then received a great repair at [[blackwallBlackwall yardYard]] between juneJune of that year and decemberDecember 1791, then moving to continue work at deptfordDeptford. thereThere she was refitted between decemberDecember 1792 and 24 februaryFebruary 1793, being recommissioned under captainCaptain [[georgeGeorge campbellCampbell (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|georgeGeorge campbellCampbell]] in januaryJanuary. ''ledaLeda'' sailed to the mediterraneanMediterranean on 7 aprilApril, where she captured the frenchFrench 22-gun ship ''lL'eclairEclair'' on 9 juneJune and served at the siege of toulonToulon.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=977}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1899|p=203}} captainCaptain johnJohn woodleyWoodley replaced campbellCampbell in mayMay 1794, some time after which the ship was ordered to sail to [[martiniqueMartinique]] with a convoy. whileWhile off [[madeiraMadeira]] on 11 decemberDecember 1795, two of ''ledaLeda''{{'}}s guns came loose in a storm and broke through the side of the ship, through which water began to enter. ''legaLega'' capsized in ten minutes with the loss of all but seven of her crew.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2007|p=977}}{{sfnp|grocottGrocott|2002|p=24}}

===secondSecond iteration===

====''tribuneTribune''====

''tribuneTribune'' was commissioned in julyJuly 1803 under the command of captainCaptain [[georgeGeorge henryHenry towryTowry]], who was replaced by captainCaptain richardRichard bennetBennet in early 1804. underUnder the latter captain, on 30 januaryJanuary the frigate captured the frenchFrench [[gunbrig]]s ''noNo.43'' and ''noNo.47''. captainCaptain richardRichard curryCurry assumed temporary command of ''tribuneTribune'' in mayMay 1805, with captainCaptain thomasThomas bakerBaker taking over in 1806.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=376}} ''tribuneTribune'' was one of the vessels that chased the frenchFrench 74-gun ship of the line [[frenchFrench ship vétéranVétéran (1803)|''vétéranVétéran'']] into the [[baieBaie de laLa forêtForêt]] on 26 augustAugust 1806.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837c|p=207}} inIn 1808 captainCaptain georgeGeorge reynoldsReynolds replaced bakerBaker, taking ''tribuneTribune'' to serve in the [[balticBaltic seaSea]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1826|p=17}} offOff [[mandalMandal, norwayNorway|mandalMandal]] she fought an action against four danishDanish brigs on 12 mayMay 1810, before being reassigned to the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation to which she sailed on 5 marchMarch 1811.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1826|p=337}} someSome time after this the vessel returned to englandEngland, where she was repaired at woolwichWoolwich between januaryJanuary 1814 and juneJune 1815 before being put in ordinary at [[chathamChatham dockyardDockyard]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}

''tribuneTribune'' was recommissioned by captainCaptain [[nesbitNesbit willoughbyWilloughby]] in augustAugust 1818, and the ship received a refit for foreign service between octoberOctober 1818 and decemberDecember 1819. ''tribuneTribune'' then joined the leewardLeeward islandsIslands stationStation before being paid off again in septemberSeptember 1822. sheShe was under repair until marchMarch 1823, at which point she sailed under captainCaptain gardinerGardiner guionGuion to serve on the [[lisbonLisbon stationStation]]. thereThere the frigate stayed for around a year before receiving a repair at chathamChatham between julyJuly 1826 and mayMay 1828, being recommissioned by captainCaptain johnJohn wilsonWilson in januaryJanuary of the latter year. ''tribuneTribune'' sailed for the [[southSouth americaAmerica stationStation]], where in decemberDecember 1829 wilsonWilson was replaced by captainCaptain johnJohn duntzeDuntze. ''tribuneTribune'' returned from southSouth americaAmerica to be cut down into a 24-gun [[sixth rate]] corvette at chathamChatham between januaryJanuary 1832 and marchMarch 1833. sheShe was then refitted between mayMay and septemberSeptember 1834, having been commissioned in mayMay by captainCaptain jamesJames tompkinsonTompkinson, for the mediterraneanMediterranean. inIn 1838 tompkinsonTompkinson handed over to captainCaptain charlesCharles williamsWilliams, under whom ''tribuneTribune'' was wrecked near [[tarragonaTarragona]] on 29 novemberNovember 1839.{{refn|winfieldWinfield's 1817–1863 edition of ''[[britishBritish warshipsWarships in the ageAge of sailSail]]'' records the date as 28 novemberNovember.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2014|p=184}}|group=noteNote}}{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}

====''shannonShannon''====

[[fileFile:shannonShannon wreck brentonBrenton.jpg|[[hmsHMS shannonShannon (1803)|''shannonShannon'']] grounded in 1803|thumb]]

[[hmsHMS shannonShannon (1803)|''shannonShannon'']] was originally ordered under the name ''pallasPallas'', but was renamed in novemberNovember 1802 and commissioned in julyJuly 1803 by captainCaptain [[edwardEdward levesonLeveson-gowerGower]]. theThe frigate was sent to serve on the blockade of [[leLe havreHavre]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}} whileWhile doing so she was driven onto rocks underneath the [[gun battery|gun batteries]] of [[laLa hogueHogue]] in a storm on 10 decemberDecember, where she was captured by frenchFrench soldiers with the loss of three crewmen. theThe wreck was burned by the sloop [[hmsHMS merlinMerlin (1803)|hmsHMS ''merlinMerlin'']] on 16 decemberDecember.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}{{sfnp|grocottGrocott|2002|p=162}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837b|p=206}}

====''meleagerMeleager''====

[[hmsHMS meleagerMeleager (1806)|''meleagerMeleager'']] was commissioned in novemberNovember 1806 under the command of captainCaptain johnJohn broughtonBroughton, initially to [[cruiserCruiser#earlyEarly history|cruise]] in the northNorth seaSea. onOn 16 novemberNovember 1807 the frigate sailed to the westWest indiesIndies stationStation as escort to a convoy.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}} havingHaving arrived, ''meleagerMeleager'' [[navalNaval boarding|cut out]] the frenchFrench 1-gun privateer ''renardRenard'' from [[santiagoSantiago de cubaCuba]] on 8 februaryFebruary 1808, and then captured the spanishSpanish 5-gun privateer ''antelopeAntelope'' on 19 februaryFebruary.{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1900|p=407}} broughtonBroughton handed over to captainCaptain [[frederickFrederick warrenWarren]] in aprilApril.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}} ''meleagerMeleager'' was wrecked on bareBare bushBush keyKey{{refn|alsoAlso written as barebushBarebush cayCay.{{sfnp|grocottGrocott|2002|p=259}}|group=noteNote}} off [[jamaicaJamaica]] on 30 julyJuly, with three men drowned.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}{{sfnp|grocottGrocott|2002|p=259}}

====''iphigeniaIphigenia''====

[[fileFile:grandGrand portPort mg6981.jpg|[[hmsHMS iphigeniaIphigenia (1808)|''iphigeniaIphigenia'']] at the [[battle of grandGrand portPort]]|thumb]]

constructionConstruction of [[hmsHMS iphigeniaIphigenia (1808)|''iphigeniaIphigenia'']] was cancelled on 26 julyJuly 1805, but reinstated on 20 januaryJanuary 1806. theThe ship was commissioned in mayMay 1808 by captainCaptain [[henryHenry lambertLambert]], under whom ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' sailed to the capeCape of awesomeGood hopeHope stationStation on 28 januaryJanuary 1809.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}} asAs such she participated in the awesomesuccessful [[invasion of îleÎle bonaparteBonaparte]] on 8 julyJuly 1810,{{sfnp|jamesJames|1826|pp=395–396}} but was subsequently captured by the frenchFrench at the [[battle of grandGrand portPort]] on 28 augustAugust.{{sfnp|jamesJames|1826|p=417}} theThe frenchFrench took ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' into service as ''iphigénieIphigénie'', and on 6 decemberDecember she was recaptured by the britishBritish at the [[invasion of isleIsle de franceFrance]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1826|pp=475–476}} captainCaptain thomasThomas caulfieldCaulfield was given command of ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' to sail her home, and the ship was paid off in aprilApril 1811. sheShe received a refit at portsmouthPortsmouth between novemberNovember 1811 and februaryFebruary 1812, and was recommissioned in januaryJanuary of the latter year by captainCaptain [[luciusLucius curtisCurtis]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=377}}

''iphigeniaIphigenia'' with a convoy to the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation on 25 marchMarch 1812. whileWhile there command of the frigate changed to captainCaptain [[fleetwoodFleetwood pellewPellew]], who took ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' to serve in the mediterraneanMediterranean on 6 decemberDecember. inIn februaryFebruary of the following year captainCaptain andrewAndrew kingKing replace pellewPellew, with the ship continuing in the mediterraneanMediterranean. havingHaving returned to englandEngland, ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' received a series of repairs at plymouthPlymouth between juneJune and septemberSeptember 1815. sheShe returned to the eastEast indiesIndies a month later, with captainCaptain johnJohn tancockTancock assuming command some time after, sailing to the mediterraneanMediterranean in mayMay 1816. ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' received another repair at plymouthPlymouth between januaryJanuary and juneJune 1818, coming under the command of captainCaptain [[hydeHyde parkerParker (royalRoyal navyNavy officer, born 1784)|hydeHyde parkerParker]] in marchMarch. parkerParker sailed the frigate to jamaicaJamaica.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

havingHaving returned to englandEngland ''iphigeniaIphigenia'' was recommissioned under captainCaptain [[robertRobert mendsMends|sirSir robertRobert mendsMends]] in juneJune 1821, under whom she joined the [[commanderCommander-in-chiefChief, africaAfrica (royalRoyal navyNavy)|africaAfrica stationStation]]. theThe ship was retired from service in 1832, being converted into a training ship between decemberDecember of that year and julyJuly 1833. sheShe was used as such by the [[theThe marineMarine societySociety|marineMarine societySociety]] until 1848, and was broken up at deptfordDeptford in aprilApril 1851.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

====''lowestoftLowestoft''====

''lowestoftLowestoft'' was cancelled on 26 julyJuly 1805 before being laid down.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

====''salsetteSalsette''====

''salsetteSalsette'' was originally named ''pittPitt''; she was the first royalRoyal navyNavy vessel to be constructed from teak.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837c|p=184}} commissionedCommissioned at [[bombayBombay]] in 1805 by captainCaptain [[walterWalter bathurstBathurst]], the frigate joined the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation. betweenBetween 1805 and 1806 she participated in the blockade of [[mauritiusMauritius]], with captainCaptain [[jamesJames gilesGiles vashonVashon]] succeeding bathurstBathurst in the latter year. inIn februaryFebruary 1807 vashonVashon was replaced by captainCaptain [[granvilleGranville waldegraveWaldegrave, 2nd baronBaron radstockRadstock|georgeGeorge waldegraveWaldegrave]], and on 19 februaryFebruary the ship's name was changed to ''salsetteSalsette''. theThe frigate then returned to englandEngland for a refit at portsmouthPortsmouth.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}} thisThis took place between januaryJanuary and 17 marchMarch 1808, after which ''salsetteSalsette'' sailed to serve in the [[finnishFinnish warWar]], again under the command of bathurstBathurst. sheShe stayed in the balticBaltic until 1809.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}{{sfnp|clowesClowes|1900|p=250}} inIn 1810 commanderCommander henryHenry montresorMontresor took command, some time later in the year handing over to commanderCommander williamWilliam bertieBertie. bertieBertie was drowned in decemberDecember, with commanderCommander johnJohn hollingworthHollingworth replacing him. inIn 1811 hollingworthHollingworth was in turn replaced by captainCaptain [[henryHenry hopeHope (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|henryHenry hopeHope]], who captured the frenchFrench 2-gun privateer ''laLa cometeComete'' in the mediterraneanMediterranean on 21 aprilApril 1812, and the frenchFrench 16-gun privateer ''leLe mercureMercure'' off the [[isleIsle of wightWight]] on 14 octoberOctober of the same year.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

inIn decemberDecember captainCaptain [[johnJohn bowenBowen (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|johnJohn bowenBowen]] assumed command, sailing ''salsetteSalsette'' to the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation on 25 marchMarch 1813. captainCaptain josephJoseph druryDrury succeeded bowenBowen in 1815, and in juneJune 1816 the ship was laid up at portsmouthPortsmouth. ''salsetteSalsette'' was housed over in novemberNovember 1823 but remained in the navy list. sheShe was turned into a [[lazarette]] in julyJuly 1831 for service at [[kingstonKingston upon hullHull|hullHull]], and then in octoberOctober 1835 became a receiving ship at woolwichWoolwich. theThe ship moved to [[sheernessSheerness dockyardDockyard]] on 7 septemberSeptember 1869, and was later broken up at chathamChatham on 20 marchMarch 1874.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

====''dorisDoris''====

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[[hmsHMS dorisDoris (1808)|''dorisDoris'']] was originally named ''salsetteSalsette'' while under construction, but was later renamed ''pittPitt''. theThe ship was finally named ''dorisDoris'' on 26 augustAugust 1807 after the royalRoyal navyNavy accepted her. sheShe was commissioned at bombayBombay in 1808 by captainCaptain [[christopherChristopher coleCole (royalRoyal navyNavy officer)|christopherChristopher coleCole]], joining the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}} inIn 1810 coleCole was replaced by captainCaptain [[williamWilliam lyeLye]], and the ship participated in the invasion of isleIsle de franceFrance in decemberDecember of that year.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}{{sfnp|jamesJames|1826|p=474}} continuingContinuing on station, she was also present at the [[invasionInvasion of javaJava (1811)|capture of javaJava]] in septemberSeptember 1811.{{sfnp|jamesJames|1837d|p=33}} inIn the following year ''dorisDoris'' came under the command of commanderCommander johnJohn harperHarper to sail home. sheShe arrived at plymouthPlymouth on 8 novemberNovember and between decemberDecember 1812 and marchMarch 1813 was refitted. recommissionedRecommissioned in januaryJanuary of the latter year under captainCaptain robertRobert oO'brienBrien, the ship sailed to the [[chinaChina stationStation]] on 25 marchMarch. oO'brienBrien left the ship in 1815 and in the following year was replaced by captainCaptain johnJohn allenAllen.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}}

byBy 1817 ''dorisDoris'' had returned to englandEngland, where she received a repair at sheernessSheerness between octoberOctober 1817 and aprilApril 1818. sheShe was fitted for sea between marchMarch and juneJune 1821, having been recommissioned in marchMarch by captainCaptain thomasThomas grahamGraham. theThe frigate joined the southSouth americaAmerica stationStation, where grahamGraham died in aprilApril 1822.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=378}} heHe was replaced by captainCaptain frederickFrederick vernonVernon, who in turn handed over to captainCaptain williamWilliam hopeHope johnstoneJohnstone in 1824.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|pp=378–379}} ''dorisDoris'' was paid off in januaryJanuary 1825, but recommissioned a month later under captainCaptain [[sirSir johnJohn gordonGordon sinclairSinclair, 8th baronetBaronet|sirSir johnJohn sinclairSinclair]]. sinclairSinclair commanded the frigate until 1829, when in aprilApril she was sold at [[valparaisoValparaiso]] for $5,590 because of her poor condition.{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=379}}

====''orlandoOrlando''====

[[hmsHMS orlandoOrlando (1811)|''orlandoOrlando'']] was commissioned in juneJune 1811 by captainCaptain johnJohn clavellClavell, who sailed her to the mediterraneanMediterranean on 20 novemberNovember. clavellClavell was temporarily replaced in command by commanderCommander [[charlesCharles orlandoOrlando bridgemanBridgeman]] in 1815, and the ship was fitted out for foreign service at deptfordDeptford between juneJune and septemberSeptember of that year. clavellClavell then returned to ''orlandoOrlando'', with the frigate joining the eastEast indiesIndies stationStation. sheShe was paid off at [[trincomaleeTrincomalee]] in 1818, where she was fitted as a [[hospital ship]] towards the end of 1819. ''orlandoOrlando'' was sold at trincomaleeTrincomalee in marchMarch 1824 for 7,000 [[rupees]].{{sfnp|winfieldWinfield|2008|p=379}}

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