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| + | A 64 gun third rate [[ship of the line]] of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 July [[1796]] at Blackwall. She was bought from the East India Company in [[1796]], where she had been called ''Earl Talbot''. | ||
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| + | Prior to the [[Battle of Dover]] in 1805, she was part of the Channel Fleet. Stationed just off Ushant, she participated in the British blockade of the port at Brest, France, under the command of Captain [[Briggs]] as part of Admiral Lord [[Gardner]]'s fleet. | ||
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| + | She was decommissioned in [[1809]] and converted to a prison ship in [[1812]], before being broken up in [[1814]]. | ||
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| + | == Ship Data == | ||
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| + | {| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Ship builder:''' | ||
| + | |Perry, Blackwall | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Launched:''' | ||
| + | |23 July [[1796]] | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Fate:''' | ||
| + | |Sold, [[1814]] | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Class:''' | ||
| + | |64-gun third rate [[ship of the line]] | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Tons burthen:''' | ||
| + | |1439 [[Long ton|tons]] (1462.1 [[tonne]]s) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Length:''' | ||
| + | |172 ft 8 in (52.6 m) (gundeck) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Beam:''' | ||
| + | |43 ft 4 in (13.2 m) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Hold depth:''' | ||
| + | |19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Sail plan:''' | ||
| + | |Full rigged ship | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Complement:''' | ||
| + | |584 officers and men | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Armament:''' | ||
| + | |64 guns of various weights of shot | ||
| + | |} | ||
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Revision as of 21:00, 19 June 2008
Ship History
A 64 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 July 1796 at Blackwall. She was bought from the East India Company in 1796, where she had been called Earl Talbot.
Prior to the Battle of Dover in 1805, she was part of the Channel Fleet. Stationed just off Ushant, she participated in the British blockade of the port at Brest, France, under the command of Captain Briggs as part of Admiral Lord Gardner's fleet.
She was decommissioned in 1809 and converted to a prison ship in 1812, before being broken up in 1814.
Ship Data
| Ship builder: | Perry, Blackwall |
| Launched: | 23 July 1796 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1814 |
| Class: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1439 tons (1462.1 tonnes) |
| Length: | 172 ft 8 in (52.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 4 in (13.2 m) |
| Hold depth: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 584 officers and men |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
