HMS Acteon (1805)

HMS Acteon (or Actaeon), was the brig Actéon, launched in France in 1804 as the second of the two-ship Lynx-class. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1805 but laid her up. The Navy finally commissioned her in 1809. She was at the British invasion of Île de France and later served in the Channel, the North Sea, the Baltic, and the Chesapeake. She was broken up in 1816.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Actaeon.

History
France
NameActéon,
Ordered21 February 1803 at Bayonne
BuilderRolland, Rochefort Dockyard
Laid down24 June 1803
Launched10 July 1804
Captured27 September 1805
United Kingdom
NameHMS Acteon
Acquired1805, by capture
FateBroken up, 1816
General characteristics
Class and typeLynx-class brig
Tons burthen33468⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:94 ft 0 in (28.7 m)
  • Keel:63 ft 6+5⁄8 in (19.4 m)
Beam29 ft 3 in (8.9 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 1 in (2.5 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • French:84 126 at capture
  • British:121
Armament
  • French:16 × 6-pounder guns
  • British:14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns
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