HMS Spencer (1800)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Spencer |
| Ordered: | 19 September 1795 |
| Builder: | Adams, Bucklers Hard |
| Laid down: | September 1795 |
| Launched: | 10 May 1800 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1822 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1917 tons (1947.8 tonnes) |
| Length: | 180 ft 10 in (55.12 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 3 in (15.01 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 10 in (6.65 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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HMS Spencer was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 May 1800 at Bucklers Hard. Her designer was the French émigré shipwright Jean-Louis Barrallier.[1]
Under Captain Stopford, she participated in the Battle of San Domingo in 1806. The battle was a victory for the Royal Navy, and Stopford and the other captains received a Naval Gold Medal for their actions.
Next, Stopford and Spencer participated in the British invasions of the Río de la Plata and Battle of Copenhagen.
During the American War of 1812-15 Captain Richard Raggett took the ship to North America escorting a convoy to Canada. Later in 1814 he patrolled in the Gulf of Maine. Under threat of bombardment, two undefended Cape Cod towns yielded to Raggett's ransom demands, earning his warship the nickname "Terror of the Bay".
Spencer was broken up in 1822.[1]
Notes
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.
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