HMS Apollo (1805)

HMS Apollo, the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named for the Greek god Apollo, was a fifth-rate frigate of the Lively class, carrying 38 guns, launched in 1805 and broken up in 1856.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Apollo.

Apollo at Sheerness, December 1850, by Captain George Pechell Mends
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Apollo
Ordered7 November 1803
BuilderGeorge Parsons, Bursledon
Cost£34,601
Laid downApril 1804
Launched27 June 1805
CommissionedJuly 1805
FateBroken up, 16 October 1856
General characteristics
Class and typeLively-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen108577⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 154 ft 3+1⁄2 in (47.0 m)
  • Keel: 129 ft 9+3⁄8 in (39.6 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • As frigate: 284 officers and men (later 300)
  • As troopship: 80 men
Armament
  • Frigate:
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns, 12 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns, 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Troopship: 6 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder guns
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