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L'Acteon

21979
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down6.1803BWAS-1793
Launched10.7.1804BWAS-1793
First Commissioned10.1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardRochefort - Aunis BWAS-1793
Ship ClassLynx Class (1803)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Pierre-Elisabeth RollandFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1774-1810
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Pierre-Elisabeth RollandFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1774-1810
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CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-CorvetteBWAS-1793
Captured2.10.1806BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Actaeon' (1806) (16) 1806-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512 
Length of Keel73' 6 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663 
Breadth29' 3"Imperial Feet8.8477 
Depth in Hold8' 1"Imperial Feet2.4638 
Burthen334 6894Tons BM 

Armament


10.7.1804Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pound Obusier

1806Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pound Obusier

Service History


DateEventSource
2.10.1806Taken by
Egyptienne (40) 1801-1817
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Rochefort



Notes on Ship


Builderref:673

Plan de Marine , Musée de Rochefort

Cote 2085.

« Plan des bricks de guerre l’Actéon & le Griffon construits à Rochefort en 1807 par M. Rolland, ces bâtiments étaient percés pour porter 16 caronades de 24 & de 2 canons de 6 livres de balles ». Non signé ni daté.

Éch. Pl. de constr. : pl. vertical, d’élévation et horizontal. Ornements de poupe et de proue. Encre noire, verte et rouge. Dim. 1,03 x 0,37.



 
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