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Name	HMS Actaeon
Ordered	5 November 1771
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	October 1772
Launched	18 April 1775
Completed	August 1775
Commissioned	19 June 1775
Fate	Lost in action off Fort Sullivan, South Carolina, 29 June 1776
General characteristics
Class and type	28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	593 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄ (bm)
Length	120 ft 6.5 in (36.741 m) (overall) 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0.25 in (3.3592 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	200 officers and men
Armament	28 guns comprising Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns Quarter deck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: nil 12 × swivel guns

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.

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

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