HMS Acasta

The following is a letter written by Robert Hope, a sailmaker aboard HMS Temeraire during the Trafalgar action in 1805. H M Ship Temeraire Portsmouth Nov. 4th 1805 Dear Brother, This...

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NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT GAZETTE 2019 BY THEIR LORDSHIPS COMMAND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT GAZETTE FOR THE YEAR A.D. 2019 GIVEN AT THE NARROWS , U.C. THIS 12TH DAY OF APRIL, 2020. NOTICES ...

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In recent years there has been a tendency among historians and re-enactors to gloss over many of the more brutal and sad aspects of actual history. Slavery, child labor and blood sports involvin...

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Follow the link here to find the intersection of HMS Acasta and Jane Austen!

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This letter has been translated from it’s original French. Dr. Ducett Loremir Dear Brother,    In writing to you I often feel I must begin afresh from the start, never knowing whi...

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With recent footage of the discovery of HMS Terror, I’m struck once again by the awesome responsibility we have as historical interpreters, and as Acastas. We represent men who left their live...

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A full length program about the Royal Navy to get you away from cleaning house after opening presents, in-laws who have stayed a little too long after Christmas or cleaning dishes after your hol...

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Today's special Christmas post written by our own Tony Gerard: Well, Mary I suspect that as I write this your Marm is asleep in the chair my the fire and the small ones are still savoring thei...

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'Acasta and the Herald 1812', click on image to visit the original painting It was to be a Happy Christmas indeed when, near this day (in 1812), the Acasta in the company of HMS Poictiers...

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Every hobby has its own quirky PROS and CONS, historical reenacting is no exception. While there are a LOT of delightful PROS, there are plenty of CONS as well... ...Here are the 7 worst things...

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If there ever was a living, breathing embodiment of that Jolly Jack Tar what is in all the songs it was Mark Ledford. He was a big bull of a man, strong as one also, but I never seen him loo...

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Old Harbour, Jamaica 29th July, 1812 Aboard Mercury My dear Sir, If this letter was deliver’d as it was meant to be, it should have arrived to you with the Portrait that I have c...

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We're changing and growing!  For those of you that have followed us for a long time, you know that our Royal Navy Doctor page on Facebook has evolved and become a place for not just the ...

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REPORT ON THE RECENT ACTIONS AT PENETANGUISHINE AND GEORGIAN BAY, OFF LAKE HURON, IN UPPER CANADA: 13 AUGUST, 1813 TO SIR JAMES REHME, K.B. CAPTAIN, HMS ACASTA, ON THE AMERICAN STATION, VI...

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IN THE EVENT YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, WE RESEARCH AND WRITE A LOT, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO DISCOVER ON THE ACASTA WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND SPECIFIC CONTENT BY FOLLOWING THE LABELS AT THE BOTTO...

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We discovered after we got home from the Jane Austen Festival, that our friend and fellow Acasta member JIM APPLE was hurt while on vacation. He sliced the palm of his thumb on his right han...

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The Acasta website you’re reading this on right now has served us well over the years since the founding of the unit in 2011. It’s allowed people to find us who might not otherwise have ...

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An article by Acasta member Nicholas Weremeichik In 1796, President George Washington and the 4th Congress passed an “Act for the Relief and Protection of American Seamen.” This act would ...

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The London Gazette  Publication date: 8 October 1799  Issue:15192 Page:1030

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17 June 1813, Valiant was in company with Acasta when they came upon Wasp in pursuit of an American brig off Cape Sable. The three British ships continued the chase for another 100 miles be...

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'Sailors Carousing' 1802 by Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817) Bo'sun? And the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty do hereby further give Notice, that the Uniform directed, in pursua...

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THE WAGES OF OTHER OFFICERS, AND OF SEAMEN, WITH THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS ALLOWED TO A SHIP OF EACH RATE, ARE AS FOLLOWS:  (HMS ACASTA WAS A 5TH RATE, HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE) From Regulati...

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