British Sixth Rate frigate 'Actaeon' (1831)

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Actaeon
Nominal Guns	26	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.10.1827	B181
Keel Laid Down	9.1828	B181
Launched	31.1.1831	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B181
Category	Sixth Rate	B181
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	2.1889	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck121' 6"Imperial Feet36.8881
Length of Keel100' 4"Imperial Feet30.5816
Breadth34' 1"Imperial Feet10.3696
Depth in Hold9' 7"Imperial Feet2.921
Burthen620Tons BM

Armament

4.1831Broadside Weight = 393 Imperial Pound ( 178.2255 kg)B181
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1831175Design complementB181

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
25.11.1830 - 4.9.1834CaptainW025

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.12.1830 - 4.9.1834First LieutenantNBD184926.2.1841 - 1842LieutenantNBD184918.12.1844 - 2.1845First LieutenantNBD184923.12.1844 - 1844LieutenantNL1865

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1829 - 18291st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1856Refitted as a 6 gun Unrated Survey VesselB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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