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HMS Actaeon (1775)

HMS Actaeon was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

History

The Actaeon was first commissioned in June 1775 under the command of Captain Christopher Atkins, as part of a class of 27 vessels that were designed in 1770 by John Williams.

In August 1775, she was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire. She was refloated on 31 August and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.

References

Sources
  • Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. .
  • David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. .
  • Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. .