HMS Alcmene (1794)

HMS Alcmene was a 32-gun Alcmene-class fifth rate of the Royal Navy. This frigate served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars under the command of several notable officers. Alcmene was active in several theatres of the war, spending most of her time cruising in search of enemy vessels or privateers, and escorting convoys. She fought at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 and served in the blockade of the French coasts during the later Napoleonic Wars until she was wrecked on the French coast in 1809.

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

Alcmene
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Alcmene
Ordered14 February 1793
BuilderJoseph Graham, Harwich
Laid downApril 1793
Launched8 November 1794
CompletedBy 12 April 1795
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Copenhagen 1801"
FateWrecked on 29 April 1809
General characteristics
Class and type32-gun Alcmene-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen803 bm
Length
  • 135 ft 3 in (41.2 m) (overall)
  • 112 ft 8 in (34.3 m) (keel)
Beam36 ft 7+1⁄2 in (11.2 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement241 (254 from 1796)
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • Quarter deck: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 24-pounder carronades
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