Naval Database

| Previous Page | Next Page | Index

Acheron, 1803
Type: Bomb ; Armament 8 x 24-pounder carronades
Purchased : 1803 ; Disposal date or year : 4 Feb 1805
Disposal Details : Captured, with the Arrow, by the French frigates Hortense and Incorruptible Mediterranean ; Captain Arthur Farquhar
Complement: 67
Notes:

19 Jul 1804 following the receipt of supplies from England the fleet sailed for the gulf of Palma, leaving the Belleisle, Fisgard, Niger and Acheron to watch Toulon. 5 Aug returned, having been driven away by gales.

23 Nov 1804 captured the Adamo. Prize money due from the sale of the cargo will be available for payment 11 Nov 1808.

3-4 Feb 1805 Arrow and Acheron captured by the French frigates Hortense and Incorruptible.