HMS Orpheus (1809)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Orpheus.

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Orpheus
Ordered27 February 1808
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downAugust 1808
Launched12 August 1809
CompletedBy 21 September 1809
FateBroken up in August 1819
General characteristics
Class and typeApollo-class frigate
Tons burthen94728⁄94 (bm)
Length145 ft (44.2 m) (gundeck); 121 ft 8+3⁄4 in (37.1 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 3 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement264
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 32-pounder carronades
Plan of an Apollo-class frigate dated 1803

HMS Orpheus was a 36-gun Apollo-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy launched in 1809 from Deptford Dockyard. She was broken up in 1819.