British sloop 'Actaeon' (1806)

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Actaeon
Acteon
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig-corvette 'L'Acteon' (1804) (16) 1804-1806 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	3.10.1806
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Lynx 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	ref:673
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Broken Up	10.1816

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 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1809Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1809121 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1809 - 2.1811CommanderBWAS-179313.2.1811 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 3.1802CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1811 - 13.11.1812First LieutenantNBD184925.2.1830 - 1830LieutenantW033

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1813 - 31.12.1813Masterref:981

Service History

DateEventSource
8.10.1805Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
6.11.1809Took the Privateer
15.7.1810Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
29.11.1810Capture of Mauritius
2.1811In the ChannelBWAS-1793
10.1816Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:981Admiralty, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 29th of June 2026 06:44

Portsmouth, 16 March 1816: The Kingfisher, Acteon, Fervent, Urgent, and Pickle, in this harbour, are ordered to be sold out of the service. [Hampshire Telegraph, 18 March 1816]

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