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'''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 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. |
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Ship History
HMS Hibernia was a 110-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched at 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 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.
Ship Data
| Ship Ordered: | 9 December 1790 |
| Ship builder: | Plymouth dockyard |
| Laid down: | November 1797 |
| Launched: | 17 November 1804 |
| Fate: | Sold out of the Service, 1902 |
| Class: | 110-gun first rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2530 tons (2570.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 201 ft 2 in (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 53 ft 1 in |
| Hold depth: | 22 ft 4 in |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 110 guns:
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References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
