HMS Active (1799)
1822 study of Active at Portsmouth Harbour by John Christian Schetky | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Active |
| Ordered | 27 April 1796 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard (M/Shipwright Edward Sison) |
| Laid down | July 1798 |
| Launched | 14 December 1799 |
| Commissioned | December 1799 |
| Renamed | HMS Argo on 15 November 1833 |
| Reclassified | On harbour service from February 1826 |
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| Fate | Broken up in October 1860 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | 38-gun fifth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 105856⁄94 bm |
| Length | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 284 (later 315) |
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HMS Active was a 38-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy launched on 14 December 1799 at Chatham Dockyard. Sir John Henslow designed her as an improvement on the Artois-class frigates. She served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, capturing numerous enemy vessels. Her crews participated in one campaign and three actions that would later qualify them for the Naval General Service Medal. She returned to service after the wars and finally was broken up in 1860.