Active Class | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 32 |
| Approved | 1778 |
| Designer | Edward Hunt |
| Rate | Fifth Rate |
| Type | Frigate |
| Designed Crew | 250 |
| Ships in Class | 7 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 246 Imperial Pound ( 111.561 kg) | BWAS-1714 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | |
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | |
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 24-Pound Carronade | |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | |
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 126' 0" | 103' 9 ⅝" | 35' 4" | 12' 2" | 689 35⁄94 | |||||
| Cerberus | 1778/10/14 | Rotherhithe | 1779/07/15 | 1783 | Wrecked | 126' 3 ½" | 104' 2" | 35' 7" | 12' 2" | 701 50⁄94 |
| Daedalus | 1778/06/25 | Liverpool | 1780/05/20 | 1811/07 | Broken Up | 125' 7" | 103' 1" | 35' 8" | 11' 10 ¾" | 702 60⁄94 |
| Fox | 1778/12/10 | Bursledon | 1780/06/02 | 1816/04 | Broken Up | 126' 2 ¼" | 104' 1" | 35' 5 ¾" | 12' 2" | 696 85⁄94 |
| Quebec | 1779/09/15 | Bursledon | 1781/05/24 | 1816/07 | Broken Up | 126' 3" | 104' 2" | 35' 6 ½" | 12' 1 ½" | 699 86⁄94 |
| Astraea | 1779/05/07 | East Cowes | 1781/07/24 | 1808/03/23 | Wrecked | 126' 0" | 103' 7 ⅜" | 35' 9" | 12' 0" | 703 44⁄94 |
| Ceres | 1779/05/07 | Liverpool | 1781/09/19 | 1830/03 | Broken Up | 126' 3 ½" | 103' 9" | 35' 5" | 11' 11 ½" | 692 16⁄94 |
| Mermaid | 1782/03/21 | Sheerness Dockyard | 1784/11/29 | 1815/11 | Broken Up | 126' 2 ½" | 103' 9 ¾" | 35' 5" | 11' 11" | 692 59⁄94 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |