British Sixth Rate frigate 'Actaeon' (1757)

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Actaeon
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.5.1757	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	26.5.1757	BWAS-1714
Launched	30.9.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	29.9.1757	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Coventry Class (1756)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John LockBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1740-1762	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	9.9.1766	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet35.9855
Length of Keel97' 3"Imperial Feet29.5765
Breadth33' 7 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen584 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.9.1757Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.9.1757 - 4.6.1759Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/441B0514.6.1759 - 11.12.1759Captain: on board from 10.7.1759 ADM 6/19/69BWAS-171411.12.1759 - 20.12.1762Captain ADM 6/19/118BWAS-171429.8.1763 - 22.5.1764Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/531BWAS-171423.5.1764 - 24.6.1766Captain ADM 6/20/126
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 27.6.1766BWAS-171424.6.1766 - 21.7.1766Captain ADM 6/20/125BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.4.1760 - 15.9.1761First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/153ADM 6/1929.8.1763 - 18.4.1764Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/531ADM 6/19

Service History

DateEventSource
30.9.1757building at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £11228.17.2dBWAS-1714
30.9.1757Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
9.11.1757Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
15.9.1758Took the Flûte , 20 leagues to the Westward of Cape FinisterreBG
1760In the ChannelBWAS-1714
8.11.1760Took the Privateer
28.12.1760Took the Snow BG
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
16.10.1761Sailed for the Leeward islandsBWAS-1714
21.12.1761Took the Privateer
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
17.8.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
21.11.1762Took the Unrated
1763Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
14.12.1763Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1766Paid offBWAS-1714
10.7.1766Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1714
8.1766SurveyedBWAS-1714
19.8.1766Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
9.9.1766Sold at Deptford for £700BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/19 Archive

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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