HMS Actaeon (1775)

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

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

History
Royal Navy Ensign (1707–1801)Great Britain
NameHMS Actaeon
Ordered5 November 1771
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1772
Launched18 April 1775
CompletedAugust 1775
Commissioned19 June 1775
FateLost in action off Fort Sullivan, South Carolina, 29 June 1776
General characteristics
Class and type28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen593 89⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 6.5 in (36.741 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0.25 in (3.3592 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament

History

The Actaeon was first commissioned in June 1775 under the command of Captain Christopher Atkins.

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.


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