HMS Cressy (1810)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Cressy |
| Ordered: | 1 October 1806 |
| Builder: | Brindley, Frindsbury |
| Launched: | 7 March 1810 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1832 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1763 bm |
| Length: | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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HMS Cressy was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 7 March 1810 at Frindsbury.[1]
Contents
Service
On 24 December 1811 Cressy was off the west coast of Jutland, Denmark was in the company of St George, under Rear-admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds, and Defence, when a hurricane and heavy seas came up.[2] St George was jury-rigged and so Captain Atkins of Defence refused to leave her without the Admiral's permission. As a result both were wrecked near Ringkøbing.[2] Cressy did not ask for permission and so avoided wrecking.[2]
Both St George and Defence lost almost all their crews, including the Admiral.[2] Most of the bodies that came ashore were buried in the sand dunes of Thorsminde, which have been known ever since as "Dead Mens Dunes".[2]
Fate
She was broken up in 1832.[1]
Notes
References
- Gossett, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- 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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