| Acasta | 2855 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 40 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1795/04/30 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1795/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1797/03/14 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Rotherhithe | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Richard Wells | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1821/01/01 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 154' 0" | Imperial Feet | 46.9392 | Length of Keel | 128' 11" | Imperial Feet | 39.2938 | Breadth | 40' 6" | Imperial Feet | 12.3444 | Depth in Hold | 14' 3" | Imperial Feet | 4.3434 | Burthen | 1,127 22⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797/04 | Broadside Weight = 443 Imperial Pound ( 200.9005 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1797/04 | 320 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797/03/14 | 1799/11 | Captain | Richard Lane | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/11 | 1802/05 | Captain | Edward Fellowes | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/05 | 1803/04 | Captain | James Athol Wood | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04 | 1803/06 | Captain | James Oswald | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06 | 1805/05 | Captain | James Athol Wood | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/05 | 1806/09 | Captain | Richard Dalling Dunn | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/09 | 1810 | Captain | Philip Beaver | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/03 | 1815/09/12 | Captain | Alexander Robert Kerr | BWAS-1793 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805/05/16 | Unknown | 1st Class Volunteer | John Furneaux | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1797/03/14 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/06/24 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/02 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/05 | Took the Privateer L'Hirondelle | |
| 1798/05/01 | Took the Privateer Santa Maria | |
| 1798/05/12 | Took the Privateer San Antonio | |
| 1798/06/30 | Took the Privateer Trompe | |
| 1798/07/02 | Took the Privateer San Josef de Victoria | |
| 1798/07/13 | Took the Privateer San Miguel y Acandoa | |
| 1801/10 | Sailed to the UK with a convoy | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/02 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/07 | Returned to the UK | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/07 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/10/02 | Took the Privateer L'Aventure | |
| 1804 | Sailed to the West Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/04 | Returned home | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/02/06 | Present at the Action of San Domingo | |
| 1807/02 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/07/17 | Took the Unrated Le Serpent at La Quaira | |
| 1809/01/28 | Present at the Capture of Martinique | |
| 1809/04/14 | Present at the Capture of Les Saintes Islands | |
| 1810 | Returned home and paid off at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812 | To North America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/07/24 | Took the Privateer Brig Curlew | |
| 1812/12/10 | Took the Privateer Herald | |
| 1815/03/11 | Taken by Levant | |
| 1815/07 | Returned home | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/09/12 | Paid off into Ordinary at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/01/01 | Broken up at Woolwich | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |