British Fifth Rate frigate 'Apollo' (1799)

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Apollo

3089
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered15.9.1798BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down16.8.1799BWAS-1793
Named18.2.1799BWAS-1793
Launched16.8.1799BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
Ship ClassApollo Class (1798)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John DudmanBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1750-1817
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Wrecked2.4.1804BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196 
Length of Keel122' 4"Imperial Feet37.1856 
Breadth38' 2"Imperial Feet11.5824 
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen956 17⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


16.8.1799Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1799 - 1802Captain
Peter HalkettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1815
BWAS-179310.1802 - 2.4.1804Captain
John William Taylor DixonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
†BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1804 - 2.4.1804Lieutenant
Charles WilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1804
†ref:1988

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1804 - 2.4.1804Surgeon's Mate
Is. McCabeBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Gunner
Thomas LawtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Surgeon
James RuncieBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1804
†ref:1988

9 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1803 - 1804Midshipman
George Guy BurtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1846
NBD18491803 - 2.4.1804Midshipman
Edward Thomas CrouchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1821
NBD18491804 - 2.4.1804Yeoman of the Powder Room
John BainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Volunteer
Daniel C HayesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Midshipman
Henry ProbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Master's Mate
James StandlyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Armourer
John LinwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Captain's Servant
Bartholomew HigginsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Quartermaster's Mate
William RichardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:1988

1 Supernumerary


DatesRankNameSource
1804 - 2.4.1804Servant
StanhopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:1988

43 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
22.5.1803 - 6.1803Ordinary Seaman
Sir John BannatyneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1815
NBD18491804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
William RoseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
Joseph ChartersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
James SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
Henry PhillipsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
Nathaniel AppletonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
James GrigsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†W0671804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
Hector McNealBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
George SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
Henry WoodroffeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
James BarrattBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
John WilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
John WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
J McIntoshBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
Jeremiah CostolaBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
Hugh McKoyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
James TrodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
James JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Able Seaman
W SheppardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
William LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
Richard EllisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
James WilkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
William QuirmeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
William RubyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
John MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
Edward StaffordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
Stephen WoolfreyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
Thomas McGuireBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
Charles CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Ordinary Seaman
William MerrinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Landman
Denis CadoganBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Landman
Michael HayesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1904
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Landman
Peter DarleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Landman
Thomas MonaghenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Carpenter's Crew
Jonathan DealeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Boy
James HollisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Boy
John SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Boy
John HairBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Boy
John StanleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Boy
William WinesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Carpenter's Crew
David HoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Boy
Thomas TrassesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Boy
George LewisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804
†ref:1988

5 Marines


DatesRankNameSource
1804 - 2.4.1804Private
Lucas CurzonBritish
Marine
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Private
Caleb CrossBritish
Marine
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Private
Joseph WattsBritish
Marine
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Private
David BurkeBritish
Marine
Service 1804
†ref:19881804 - 2.4.1804Private
William SteeleBritish
Marine
Service 1804
†ref:1988

Service History


DateEventSource
26.12.1799Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
11.1.1800Took the Privateer
Aquilla (4) 1800-1800
Spanish 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown

27.7.1800Took the Unrated
Cantabro (18) 1800-1800
Spanish 18 Gun
Unrated Unknown
off Havana
9.11.1800Took the Sloop
Resolución (18) 1780-1800
Spanish 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
ref:1984
16.2.1801Took the Privateer
La Vigilante (14) 1801-1801
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Gulf of Mexico
4.1802Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1802Recommissioned for the Irish StationBWAS-1793
2.1803Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
29.6.1803Took the Privateer
Le Dard (4) 1803-1803
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Bay of Biscay
2.4.1804Wrecked near Cape Mondego, Portugal. 62 dead including the captainBWAS-1793

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 1st of January 2017 15:11

1800/11/10 Sank the Spanish El Resolution.
I have this as being in the Gulf of Mexico

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