HMS Ethalion (1797)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ethalion.
HMS Ethalion was a 38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by Joseph Graham of Harwich and launched on 14 March 1797. In her brief career before she was wrecked in 1799 on the French coast, she participated in a major battle and in the capture of two privateers and a rich prize.
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"HMS Ethalion in action with the Spanish frigate Thetis off Cape Finisterre, 16th October 1799", Thomas Whitcombe, 1800 | |
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Name | HMS Ethalion |
Ordered | 30 April 1795 |
Builder | Graham, Harwich |
Laid down | October 1795 (named 14 November 1795) |
Launched | 14 March 1797[1] |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "12th October 1798" |
Fate | Wrecked on 25 December 1799 |
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Class and type | 38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 992 8ā94 (bm) |
Length | 146 ft 1 in (44.5 m) (gundeck) 121 ft 7 in (37.1 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (11.89 m) (Unladen) 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) (Laden) |
Draught | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 270 |
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