| Apollo | 3089 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1798/09/15 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1799/08/16 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1799/02/18 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1799/08/16 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Apollo Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Dudman | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Wrecked | 1804/04/02 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 145' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 122' 4" | Imperial Feet | 37.2872 | Breadth | 38' 2" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 13' 3" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 956 17⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799/08/16 | Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1798 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/08 | 1802 | Captain | Peter Halkett | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/10 | 1804/04/02 | Captain | John William Taylor Dixon† | BWAS-1793 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803/05/22 | 1803/06 | Ordinary Seaman | Sir John Bannatyne | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1799/12/26 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/01/11 | Took the Privateer Aquilla | |
| 1800/07/27 | Took the Unrated El Cantabro off Havana | |
| 1800/11/10 | Sank the Spanish El Resolution | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/02/16 | Took the Privateer La Vigilante in the Gulf of Mexico | |
| 1802/04 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/10 | Recommissioned for the Irish Station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/02 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06/29 | Took the Privateer Le Dard in the Bay of Biscay | |
| 1804/04/02 | Wrecked near Cape Mondego, Portugal. 62 dead including the captain | 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 |