HMS Windsor Castle (1790)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Windsor Castle |
| Ordered: | 10 December 1782 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1784 |
| Launched: | 3 May 1790 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1839 |
| Notes: | Reduced to 74-guns in 1814 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | London-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1871 tons (1901 tonnes) |
| Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
98 guns:
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HMS Windsor Castle was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 May 1790 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
Dardanelles
Windsor Castle was part of Robert Calder's fleet at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805. In 1807, Windsor Castle served in the unsuccessful Dardanelles Operation as part of a squadron under Admiral Sir John Duckworth.
Near a redoubt on Point Pesquies the British encountered a Turkish squadron of one ship of 64 guns, four frigates and eight other vessels, most of which they ran aground. Marines from Pompee spiked the 31 guns on the redoubt.
On the way out, the Turkish castle at Abydos fired on the British squadron. Granite cannon balls weighing 7-800 pounds and measuring 6'6" in circumference hit Windsor Castle, Standard and Active. Windsor Castle was badly damaged when an 800 pound stone shot from a Turkish cannon sheared off her main mast.[2] In all, the British lost 29 killed and 138 wounded. No ship was lost.
Windsor Castle accompanied Duckworth on the Alexandria expedition of 1807, and in May left Alexandria and sailed to Malta.
Fate
She was reduced to a 74-gun ship in 1814, and was eventually broken up in 1839.[1]
Citations and 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.
- Yeo, Richard R., The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Routledge, 1999.
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