HMS Apelles (1808)
Apelles and Somnambule. This is an engraving by Felix Achille Saint-Aulaire (1801-99), engraver T. Ruhierre, in the book France Maritime, by Amédée Gréhan, published in 1844, though the picture itself dates to 1837 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Apelles |
| Namesake | Apelles |
| Ordered | 30 March 1807 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard (M/s Edward Sison) |
| Laid down | February 1808 |
| Launched | 10 August 1808 |
| Fate | Sold 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Crocus-class |
| Type | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 251 41⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 86 |
| Armament |
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HMS Apelles was a Crocus-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1808 and sold in 1816. During her service she grounded on the French coast and was in French hands for about a day before the British recaptured her. During her career she captured two French privateers.