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Apollo3090
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1803/11/07BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1804/04BWAS-1793
Launched1805/06/27BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBursledon BWAS-1793
Ship ClassLively ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorGeorge Parsons BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Broken Up1856/09BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck154' 3 ½"Imperial Feet47.0281
Length of Keel129' 9 ⅛"Imperial Feet39.551
Breadth39' 8"Imperial Feet12.0904
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet 
Burthen1,085 7794Tons BM 

Armament

1805/06/27Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
1841/11Broadside Weight = 63 Imperial Pound ( 28.5705 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck2British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6British 18-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1799284Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1805/071806/10CaptainEdward FellowesBWAS-1793
1806/101808CaptainAlexander Wilmot SchombergBWAS-1793
18081814CaptainBridges Watkinson TaylorBWAS-1793
1814/061814/08CaptainEdwards Lloyd GrahamBWAS-1793
1814/081814/09CommanderAnthony Blagrave ValpyBWAS-1793
1821/121828CaptainCharles PagetBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18091809LieutenantJohn ForsterTRN5
18091809LieutenantJames BegbieTRN5
1810/05/021814/06/15First LieutenantGeorge BowenBWAS-1714
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18111812MidshipmanWilliam Henry BrandNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1806/01/25Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1807/03At AlexandriaBWAS-1793
1809/10/31Present at the Action in Rosas Bay 
1810/03Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1810/05RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1810/08Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £12062.0.0dBWAS-1793
1812/02/13Took the 20-gun slaver MerinosBWAS-1793
1812/02/13Action vs Merinos - Capture of the Merinos 
1812/02/13Took the Fifth Rate Storeship Le Merinos off Cape Sorso 
1812/09/17Took the Privateer Xebec L'Ulysse off Corfu 
1812/12/21On the 21st of December, 1812, the British 38-gun frigate Apollo, Captain Bridges Watkinson Taylor, accompanied by the brig-sloop Weazle , chased a trabaccolo under the protection of the tower of St.-Cataldo. As this tower was reputed to be the strongest between Brindisi and Otranto, Captain Taylor resolved to attempt its destruction. The boats of the two vessels were accordingly detached on that service, under the orders of Lieutenants Charles Bowen and Michael Quin. The enemy became so much discouraged at having Murat's Neapolitan colours cut down by the first shot from the Apollo's barge, that the tower was carried without the assistance of the ships or the slightest loss. It contained a telegraph, three carriage-guns, and three swivels, and was blown up. 
1813/01/18Present at the Attacks on Lagusta and Curzola 
1813/04/24Landed thirty Marines at St. Cataldo, in southern Apulia, under Lieutenants (R.M.) John Tothill and Colin Campbell, dislodged some troops who had just before been disembarked there, made 26 prisoners, killed 1 and wounded several, and brought out the felucca which had disembarked them, all without loss.RN
1813/05/27Present at the Action of 1813-05-27 
1814/02/13Occupation of PaxoRN
1815In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1816/05Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1817/12Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £40467.0.0dBWAS-1793
1819/06Roofed over fore and aftBWAS-1793
1837/12Began fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1838/04Completed fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £11404.0.0dBWAS-1793
1841/11RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1841/11Re-classed as a 8 gun UnratedTroop Ship  
1842/07Operations in the Yangtse RiverBWAS-1793
1853/08Began fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1853/10Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1853/11Completed fitted as a storeship at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £5340.0.0dBWAS-1793
1855In the Black SeaBWAS-1793
1856/10/16Breaking up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
TRN5 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol VWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
RN The Royal Navy (Official Site)The Royal NavyWeb Site
 
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