HMS Actaeon (1775)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Actaeon.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Actaeon
Ordered	5 November 1771
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	October 1772
Launched	18 April 1775
Completed	August 1775
Commissioned	19 June 1775
Fate	Lost in action off Fort Sullivan, South Carolina, 29 June 1776
General characteristics
Class & type	28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	593 89⁄94 (bm)
Length	120 ft 6.5 in (36.741 m) (overall) 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0.25 in (3.3592 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	200 officers and men
Armament	28 guns comprising Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: nil 12 × swivel guns

HMS Actaeon was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

History

The Actaeon was first commissioned in June 1775 under the command of Captain Christopher Atkins, as part of a class of 27 vessels that were designed in 1770 by John Williams.

In August 1775, she was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire.^[1] She was refloated on 31 August and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.^[2]

References

1. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (672). 1 September 1775.
2. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (673). 5 September 1775.

Sources

• Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
• David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
• Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.