HMS Acasta (1797)

HMS Acasta and HMS Magicienne at the Battle of San Domingo
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Acasta
Builder	John Randall & Co, Rotherhithe
Launched	14 March 1797
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp: "St. Domingo" "Martinique"
Fate	Broken up on 1 January 1821
General characteristics
Class and type	Acasta-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	112722⁄94> (bm)
Length	154 ft (46.9 m)
Beam	40 ft 9+1⁄2 in (12.4 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 3 in (4.3 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	320
Armament	40 guns: Upper deck:30 × 18-pounder guns QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns; 4 × 32-pounder carronades (later) Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns; 4 × 32-pounder carronades (later)

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.