Naval Database

Acasta, 1797
Type: 5th Rate ; Armament 40
Launched : 1797 ; Disposal date or year : 1821
Notes:

May 1805 Portsmouth

Circa 23 Dec 1805 the squadron under V.-adm Duckworth, having lifted the blockade of Cadiz, was between Madeira / Canary isles, where it was reported a French Squadron had molested one and chased another convoy. The French squadron was sighted on 25 Dec and chased, but after 30 hours was discontinued and the squadron sailed for the West Indies.

12 Jan 1806 anchored in Carlisle bay, Barbadoes. Acasta sent to St.-Christopher, or St.-Kitts, to expedite the preparations for watering the squadron.

21 Jan 1806 Northumberland and Atlas joined the squadron under V.-adm Duckworth. 1 Feb Kingfisher joined with intelligence that a French squadron had been seen steering for Santo-Domingo. 3rd was joined by the Epervier off Saint-Thomas. 5th Magicienne joined confirming the intelligence. 6 Feb a French Squadron was sighted leaving Santo-Domingo. the action of Santo-Domingo Roads commenced ; 2 French ships (Impérial and Diomède) run ashore and 3 (Alexandre, Jupiter, Brave) taken ; the wash-up ; the casualties ; more wash-up.

8 Feb 1806 ships' boats of Acasta and Magicienne brought away Captain Henry and his people, and afterwards set fire to and destroyed Diomède and Impérial.

30 Jan-24 Feb 1809 a part of a expedition under R.-adm Sir A Cochrane which arrived off Martinique with a view to taking the Island.

12-17 Apr 1809 a part of a British squadron, off the Saintes, West Indies, which chased a French squadron, and captured the French 74-gun d'Haupoult of 1871 tons, and, under the name of Abercromby, cruised for three or four years in the British service.

Plymouth Jun 10 1811 Arrived from Portsmouth.

Plymouth Dock Sep 6 1811 Arrived the American brig Catherine, prize to the Acasta, taken on the 29th August, after a chase of five hours, within three miles of Corsica, laden with wines, &c.

Plymouth Oct 25 1811 Arrived the American ship Trojan, Fitch, from Baltimore, detained off Bordeaux for breach of the blockade by the Armide and Acasta.

Plymouth Nov 9 1811 Came in from Basque Roads.

Portsmouth Dec 6 1811 Arrived from Plymouth

Portsmouth Dec 30 1811 Sailed with convoy for Torbay and the East Indies.

Torbay 4 Jan 1812 Sailed with convoy for India.

30 Aug 1812 cruising in the latitude of 43° north; longitude 65' 16' west.

26 Oct 1812 The Two Brothers, Hayte, from Bristol to Baltimore, is detained by the Acasta frigate, and sent for Halifax.

Bermuda, 7 Feb 1813 Arrived the Dotterel, from New Providence, chased the previous night by an American frigate, as a result of which the Ramillies, Acasta, and Dotterel sailed in search of the enemy, returning on the 18th.

1 Jun 1813 the Valiant and Acasta chase the US ships United-States, Macedonian and Hornet, which had just sailed from New York, into New-London.

Falmouth Sep 18 1814 Princess Mary packet reports that she left the Acasta at Halifax when she sailed.

Beginning of December, 1814 Newcastle, Acasta, and Arab stationed in Boston bay.

11 Dec 1814 Newcastle parted company to reconnoitre the road of Boston and on the 12th found Constitution apparently ready for sea. She then steered for Cape Cod bay where, on the 16th she was joined by the Acasta.

19 Dec 1814 Leander sailed from Halifax bound off Boston, and on the 24th fell in with the Newcastle and Acasta.

22 Dec 1814 Arab reported to the Leander, Newcastle and Acasta that the Constitution had sailed from Boston on the 17th inst. who departed in search of the US frigate.

4 Jan 1815 Leander, Newcastle and Acasta, off the Western Isles.

Penzance Jan 21 1815 Arrived last night the American privateer Prince of Neufchatel, 119 men and 22 guns, taken about a month since by HM Ships Leander, Newcastle and Acasta, after a long chase.

HM ships Leander, the Newcastle and the Acasta, are reported to have arrived on the 21 Feb 1815 at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, from a search for the American squadron : they sailed again on the 25th.

11 Mar 1815 Leander, Newcastle, and Acasta sight the US frigate Constitution in the harbour of Porto-Praya, island of Saint-Jago and sail in chase but lost sight of the Constitution in the haze, although they did manage to re-capture the sloop Levant.

Portsmouth Jul 16 1815 Arrived from Quebec with a convoy of about 50 transports.