Editing HMS Hibernia
From TemeraireWiki
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Ship History == | == Ship History == | ||
| − | '''HMS ''Hibernia''''' was a 110-gun first rate [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was launched at [[HMNB Devonport|Plymouth dockyard]] on 17 November [[1804]], and was the only ship built to her draught, designed by Sir John Henslow. | + | '''HMS ''Hibernia''''' was a 110-gun [[first rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was launched at [[HMNB Devonport|Plymouth dockyard]] on [[17 November]] [[1804]], and was the only ship built to her draught, designed by Sir [[John Henslow]]. |
In 1805, the Hibernia was the flagship of the Channel Fleet under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gardner,_1st_Baron_Gardner Admiral Lord Gardner] and under the command of Captain [[Bedford]]. Prior to the [[Battle of Dover]], the formation was stationed off Ushant, blockading the port at Brest, France. | In 1805, the Hibernia was the flagship of the Channel Fleet under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gardner,_1st_Baron_Gardner Admiral Lord Gardner] and under the command of Captain [[Bedford]]. Prior to the [[Battle of Dover]], the formation was stationed off Ushant, blockading the port at Brest, France. | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | {| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
|align="right" valign="top"|'''Ship Ordered:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Ship Ordered:''' | ||
| − | |9 December [[1790]] | + | |[[9 December]] [[1790]] |
|- | |- | ||
|align="right" valign="top"|'''Ship builder:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Ship builder:''' | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right" valign="top"|'''Launched:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Launched:''' | ||
| − | |17 November [[1804]] | + | |[[17 November]] [[1804]] |
|- | |- | ||
|align="right" valign="top"|'''Fate:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Fate:''' | ||
| − | |Sold out of the Service, 1902 | + | |Sold out of the Service, [[1902]] |
|- | |- | ||
|align="right" valign="top"|'''Class:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Class:''' | ||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right" valign="top"|'''Tons burthen:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Tons burthen:''' | ||
| − | |2530 Long tons (2570.6 | + | |2530 [[Long ton|tons]] (2570.6 [[tonne]]s) |
|- | |- | ||
|align="right" valign="top"|'''Length:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Length:''' | ||
| Line 46: | Line 46: | ||
*Middle gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs | *Middle gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs | ||
*Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs | *Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs | ||
| − | *Quarterdeck: 12 × 32 pdr | + | *Quarterdeck: 12 × 32 pdr [[carronade]]s |
*Forecastle: 4 × 32 pdr carronades, 2 × 18 pdrs | *Forecastle: 4 × 32 pdr carronades, 2 × 18 pdrs | ||
|} | |} | ||
