British Fifth Rate frigate 'Actaeon' (1778)

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Actaeon

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Acteon
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Named27.8.1776BWAS-1714
Acquired29.1.1778BWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassRoebuck Class (1769)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1780-1802
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold30.4.1802BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 1 ½"Imperial Feet42.6847 
Length of Keel115' 10 ½"Imperial Feet35.0647 
Breadth37' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet11.284 
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937 
Draught Forward9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464 
Draught Aft14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053 
Burthen887 8⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


29.1.1778Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1769280Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
31.1.1778 - 19.1.1779Captain
Philip BotelerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1780
Transfered ADM 6/21/361BWAS-171425.1.1779 - 26.10.1780Captain
Robert KeelerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1790
ADM 6/21/504BWAS-171423.11.1780 - 19.7.1783Captain
Francis ParryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1801
ADM 6/22/201BWAS-171410.1787 - 2.1788Lieutenant
Henry BlaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1767-1794
BWAS-171410.1788 - 20.10.1790Lieutenant
Joseph HanwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1814
ADM 6/24/80BWAS-171421.10.1790 - 13.5.1791Commander
Joseph HanwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1814
ADM 6/22/80BWAS-17149.5.1795 - 3.1799Commander
Azariah UzuldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1782
†BWAS-171417.4.1799 - 11.4.1802Commander
Philip HueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1802
BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
25.9.1781 - 24.9.1782Lieutenant
David BarrowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1782
ref:55925.9.1781 - 24.9.1782Lieutenant
Philip DonovanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1799
ref:5594.10.1782 - 4.4.1783Acting Lieutenant
Thomas HawkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1799
ref:55921.10.1790 - 2.12.1792Lieutenant
John EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1813
Transfered ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/2422.2.1791 - 18.11.1791Second Lieutenant
Nathaniel Charles JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/120
Issued by
Sir John Laforey (1st Baronet Laforey)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1797
, Leeward Islands - Lesser Antilles - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 28.4.1791ADM 6/248.1800 - 4.1802Lieutenant
Young ApplebyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1840
NBD1849

9 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
15.10.1790 - 1790Surgeon
Alexander BennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1790
ref:19817.5.1795 - 1795Surgeon
James KirkBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1771-1795
ref:198128.3.1798 - bef.23.12.1799Surgeon
Charles CudlippBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1783-1803
ref:198110.6.1799 - 1799First Surgeons' Mate
James BourkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1799
ref:198123.12.1799 - bef.4.9.1800Surgeon
John Henry DurreBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1770-1809
ref:198126.4.1800 - bef.19.5.1800Second Surgeons' Mate
James SarsfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1800
ref:198119.5.1800 - 1800Second Surgeons' Mate
Thomas RogersBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1800
ref:19814.9.1800 - 1800Surgeon
Richard BurkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1782-1800
ref:19811802 - bef.30.4.1802Surgeon
Charles CudlippBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1783-1803
ref:1981

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
18.12.1790 - 13.5.1791Midshipman
George Vandepot CrosbeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1815

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
16.12.1790 - 17.12.1790Able Seaman
George Vandepot CrosbeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1815
1.7.1801 - 3.18021st Class Boy
Robert Ball BoardmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1818
NBD1849

1 Passenger


DatesRankNameSource
30.6.1780 - 12.7.1780Captain
Timothy EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1780
†ref:676

Service History


DateEventSource
1.1778Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
29.1.1778building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £11210.15.6dBWAS-1714
29.1.1778Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
17.4.1778Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6358.6.2dBWAS-1714
7.3.1779Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
10.1780Began coppering at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
26.10.1780

Paid off

BWAS-1714
13.3.1781

Sailed for Jamaica

BWAS-1714
10.1781Completed coppering at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5827.3.6dBWAS-1714
1783Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
19.7.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
10.1787Recommissioned as a troop shipBWAS-1714
10.1787Refitted as a Unrated Troop Ship
12.1787Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6720.17.0dBWAS-1714
2.1788Paid offBWAS-1714
9.1788fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1594.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1788RecommissionedBWAS-1714
13.5.1791

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1795Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1795RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1795Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
7.1795Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5185.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.4.1802

Paid off

ADM 51
30.4.1802Sold at LiverpoolBWAS-1714

 
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