HMS Acasta
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| - | '''HMS ''Acasta''''' was a 40-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in England in 1797. | + | '''HMS ''Acasta''''' was a 40-gun [[Rate|fifth-rate]] [[frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]], launched in [[England]] in 1797. |
==The Historical ''Acasta''== | ==The Historical ''Acasta''== | ||
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Under Capt. Edward Fellowes | Under Capt. Edward Fellowes | ||
| - | 1800 -- Captured Spanish ''Juno'' | + | :1800 -- Captured [[Spain|Spanish]] ''Juno'' |
| - | 1802 -- Destroyed French privateer ''Victoire'' | + | :1802 -- Destroyed [[France|French]] [[privateer]] ''Victoire'' |
Under Capt. James A. Wood | Under Capt. James A. Wood | ||
| - | 1803 -- Captured French privateer ''Avanture'' , with two | + | :1803 -- Captured French privateer ''Avanture'' , with two [[prize]]s ''Royal Edward'' and ''St. Mary’s Planter'' |
| - | 1806 -- Participated with in the burning of two French ships and the capture of a third off Santo Domingo | + | :1806 -- Participated with in the burning of two French ships and the capture of a third off Santo Domingo |
Under Capt. P. Beaver | Under Capt. P. Beaver | ||
| - | 1809 -- Served as command ship for the landing of 4500 troops on Martinique | + | :1809 -- Served as command ship for the landing of 4500 troops on Martinique |
| - | 1809 -- Served as Commodore Beaver’s flagship in operation to blockade French naval forces and | + | :1809 -- Served as Commodore Beaver’s [[flagship]] in operation to blockade French naval forces and reduce French forts on Iles des Saintes |
| - | reduce French forts on Iles des Saintes | + | |
Under Capt. Alexander R. Kerr | Under Capt. Alexander R. Kerr | ||
| - | 1812 -- Captured the American brig ''Federal'' and re-took the schooner ''Blonde''; Participated in the capture of the American privateer ''Snapper'', the American schooner ''Farmer’s Fancy'', the letter of marque brigs ''Harold'' and ''Porcupine''; | + | :1812 -- Captured the [[United States|American]] [[brig]] ''Federal'' and re-took the schooner ''Blonde''; Participated in the capture of the American privateer ''Snapper'', the American schooner ''Farmer’s Fancy'', the letter of marque brigs ''Harold'' and ''Porcupine''; |
| - | 1814 -- Captured sloop ''Diana'' and ''Jane'', schooners ''Providence, Stephanie'' and ''Hazard'' | + | :1814 -- Captured sloop ''Diana'' and ''Jane'', schooners ''Providence, Stephanie'' and ''Hazard'' |
| - | 1815 -- Participated in chase of the American frigate ''USN Constitution''. and in the retaking of ''Levant'', one of ''Constitution''’s prizes | + | :1815 -- Participated in chase of the American frigate ''[[USN Constitution]]''. and in the retaking of ''Levant'', one of ''Constitution''’s prizes |
''Acasta'' returned to England in July 1815, and was broken up in 1821. | ''Acasta'' returned to England in July 1815, and was broken up in 1821. | ||
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{{spoiler|The Fortune of War, Treason’s Harbour, and The Hundred Days }} | {{spoiler|The Fortune of War, Treason’s Harbour, and The Hundred Days }} | ||
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==In the Canon== | ==In the Canon== | ||
| - | ''Acasta'' is one of a series of ships in the Aubrey-Maturin series whose commands are promised to Captain Jack Aubrey by the Admiralty, but are instead ultimately given to other, more influential officers. Another such ship, promised to Aubrey but never delivered, is the fictional frigate ''HMS Blackwater''. | + | ''Acasta'' is one of a series of ships in the [[Aubrey-Maturin series]] whose commands are promised to Captain [[Jack Aubrey]] by the [[Admiralty]], but are instead ultimately given to other, more influential officers. Another such ship, promised to Aubrey but never delivered, is the fictional frigate ''[[HMS Blackwater]]''. |
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| + | The Admiralty’s promise of ''Acasta'' is first made to Aubrey in ''[[The Fortune of War]]''. She is described by Aubrey to his friend [[Stephen Maturin|Maturin]] as a "forty-gun frigate, pretty well the heaviest in the service … And the finest sailer of the lot, on a bowline. Two points off the winds, she could give even dear ''[[HMS Surprise (ship)|Surprise]]'' foretopgallant, at least. A true, copper-bottomed plum, Stephen…." | ||
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| + | Later, in ''[[The Surgeon's Mate (novel)|The Surgeon’s Mate]]'', Aubrey learns that ''Acasta'' has, in his absence while a prisoner-of-war in [[Boston]], been given to Capt. "Robert Kerr." ''Acasta'' re-appears later in the Aubrey-Maturin series near the end of ''[[The Hundred Days]]'', as part of Admiral [[Lord Barmouth]]’s squadron at [[Gibraltar]]. | ||
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| - | + | == References == | |
| - | + | ''Michael Phillips Ships of the Old Navy'', http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/index.html | |
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[[Category:Historical ships]] | [[Category:Historical ships]] | ||
Revision as of 05:20, 8 November 2007
HMS Acasta was a 40-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in England in 1797.
The Historical Acasta
Highlights of Acasta’s Royal Navy service include the following:
Under Capt. Edward Fellowes
Under Capt. James A. Wood
- 1803 -- Captured French privateer Avanture , with two prizes Royal Edward and St. Mary’s Planter
- 1806 -- Participated with in the burning of two French ships and the capture of a third off Santo Domingo
Under Capt. P. Beaver
- 1809 -- Served as command ship for the landing of 4500 troops on Martinique
- 1809 -- Served as Commodore Beaver’s flagship in operation to blockade French naval forces and reduce French forts on Iles des Saintes
Under Capt. Alexander R. Kerr
- 1812 -- Captured the American brig Federal and re-took the schooner Blonde; Participated in the capture of the American privateer Snapper, the American schooner Farmer’s Fancy, the letter of marque brigs Harold and Porcupine;
- 1814 -- Captured sloop Diana and Jane, schooners Providence, Stephanie and Hazard
- 1815 -- Participated in chase of the American frigate USN Constitution. and in the retaking of Levant, one of Constitution’s prizes
Acasta returned to England in July 1815, and was broken up in 1821.
| SPOILER WARNING: Plot or ending details for "The Fortune of War, Treason’s Harbour, and The Hundred Days " follow. |
In the Canon
Acasta is one of a series of ships in the Aubrey-Maturin series whose commands are promised to Captain Jack Aubrey by the Admiralty, but are instead ultimately given to other, more influential officers. Another such ship, promised to Aubrey but never delivered, is the fictional frigate HMS Blackwater.
The Admiralty’s promise of Acasta is first made to Aubrey in The Fortune of War. She is described by Aubrey to his friend Maturin as a "forty-gun frigate, pretty well the heaviest in the service … And the finest sailer of the lot, on a bowline. Two points off the winds, she could give even dear Surprise foretopgallant, at least. A true, copper-bottomed plum, Stephen…."
Later, in The Surgeon’s Mate, Aubrey learns that Acasta has, in his absence while a prisoner-of-war in Boston, been given to Capt. "Robert Kerr." Acasta re-appears later in the Aubrey-Maturin series near the end of The Hundred Days, as part of Admiral Lord Barmouth’s squadron at Gibraltar.
References
Michael Phillips Ships of the Old Navy, http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/index.html
