Apollo at Sheerness, December 1850, by Captain George Pechell Mends
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History | |
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Name | HMS Apollo |
Ordered | 7 November 1803 |
Builder | George Parsons, Bursledon |
Cost | £34,601 |
Laid down | April 1804 |
Launched | 27 June 1805 |
Commissioned | July 1805 |
Fate | Broken up, 16 October 1856 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Lively-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 108577⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement |
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Armament |
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HMS Apollo, the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named for the Greek god Apollo, was a fifth-rate frigate of the Lively class, carrying 38 guns, launched in 1805 and broken up in 1856.