HMS Actaeon (1775)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Actaeon
Ordered	5 November 1771
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	October 1772
Launched	18 April 1775
Completed	August 1775
Commissioned	19 June 1775
Fate	Lost in action off Fort Sullivan, South Carolina, 29 June 1776
General characteristics
Class and type	28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	593 89⁄94 (bm)
Length	120 ft 6.5 in (36.741 m) (overall); 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel);
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0.25 in (3.3592 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	200 officers and men
Armament	28 guns comprising; Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns; Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns; Forecastle: nil; 12 × swivel guns;

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Actaeon
Ordered	5 November 1771
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	October 1772
Launched	18 April 1775
Completed	August 1775
Commissioned	19 June 1775
Fate	Lost in action off Fort Sullivan, South Carolina, 29 June 1776
General characteristics
Class and type	28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	593 89⁄94 (bm)
Length	120 ft 6.5 in (36.741 m) (overall) 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0.25 in (3.3592 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	200 officers and men
Armament	28 guns comprising Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: nil 12 × swivel guns