Rotherhithe-Built Ships

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: HMS Acasta, HMS Mercury, HMS Endymion, HMS Reindeer, HMS Hornet, HMS Cynthia, HMS Discovery, HMS Ajax, HMS Mullett, HMS Serapis, HMS Seahorse, HMS Antelope, HMS Carcass, HMS Favourite, HMS Thunderer, Lothair, HMS Fortitude, HMS Warspite, HMS Cornwall, HMS Amazon, HMS Defiance, HMS Kent, HMS Sirius, HMS Essex, HMS York, HMS Edgar, HMS Russell, HMS St Albans, Karteria, HMS Dragon, HMS Hampton Court, HMS Winchester, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Monck, HMS Ramillies, HMS Tartar, HMS Crown, HMS Warwick, HMS Dublin, HMS Augusta, HMS Illustrious, HMS Terrible, HMS Hampshire. Excerpt: HMS Acasta was a 40-gun Royal Navy fifth-rate frigate. She saw service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as the War of 1812. Although she never took part in any notable single-ship actions nor saw action in a major battle though she was at the Battle of San Domingo, she captured numerous prizes and rid the seas of many Spanish, French and American privateers. She was finally broken up in 1821. Sir William Rule designed her to develop a frigate to replace the 44-gun ships that carried their armament on two decks. Consequently, she was one of the largest frigates built in England, mounting forty guns, thirty 18-pounders on one main gun deck, with another ten 9-pounder long guns on the quarterdeck and forecastle. Later eight 32-pounder carronades replaced the 9-pounder guns. She was launched at the yard of John Randall & Co., of Rotherhithe on 14 March 1797. Acastas first captain was Richard Lane, who took command in February 1797 and oversaw her launch and commissioning. He sailed her to Jamaica in February 1798. She took numerous prizes in the Caribbean. In May or thereabouts, Acasta also captured Herondelle, of 10 guns, another privateer of six guns, and a third privateer, pierced for 10 but carrying six and a crew of 40 men. Acas...