HMS Apollo (1799)

Apollo sinks on 2 April 1804
History
United Kingdom
Name	Apollo
Ordered	15 September 1798
Builder	Dudman, Deptford Wharf
Laid down	November 1798
Launched	16 August 1799
Fate	Wrecked, 2 April 1804
General characteristics
Class and type	Apollo-class frigate
Tons burthen	956+17⁄94 (bm)
Length	145 ft (44 m) (gundeck); 122 ft 4 in (37.29 m) (keel)
Beam	38 ft 4 in (11.68 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	264
Armament	UD: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Apollo, the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to be named for the Greek god Apollo, was a fifth-rate frigate of a nominal 36 guns. She was the name ship of the Apollo-class frigates. Apollo was launched in 1799, and wrecked with heavy loss of life in 1804.