HMS Actaeon (1757)

Actaeon was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured)
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Actaeon
Ordered	5 May 1757
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	26 May 1757
Launched	30 September 1757
Completed	9 November 1757
Commissioned	September 1757
Fate	Sold to be taken to pieces at Deptford 9 September 1766
General characteristics
Class and type	28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	584 81⁄94 bm
Length	118 ft 2.75 in (36.0 m) (gundeck) 97 ft 3 in (29.6 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 7.5 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	200
Armament	28 guns comprising: Upperdeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 3-pounder guns 12 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns

HMS Actaeon was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Her crewing complement was 200 and, when fully equipped, she was armed with 24 nine-pounder cannons, supported by four three-pounders and twelve 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns.