HMS Ethalion (1797)

"HMS Ethalion in action with the Spanish frigate Thetis off Cape Finisterre, 16th October 1799", Thomas Whitcombe, 1800
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Ethalion
Ordered	30 April 1795
Builder	Graham, Harwich
Laid down	October 1795 (named 14 November 1795)
Launched	14 March 1797[1]
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "12th October 1798"
Fate	Wrecked on 25 December 1799
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	992 8⁄94 (bm)
Length	146 ft 1 in (44.5 m) (gundeck) 121 ft 7 in (37.1 m)
Beam	39 ft (11.89 m) (Unladen) 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) (Laden)
Draught	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	270
Armament	Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 32-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Ethalion was a 38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by Joseph Graham of Harwich and launched on 14 March 1797. In her brief career before she was wrecked in 1799 on the French coast, she participated in a major battle and in the capture of two privateers and a rich prize.