HMS Dublin (1812)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Dublin |
| Ordered: | 31 July 1807 |
| Builder: | Brent, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | May 1809 |
| Launched: | 13 February 1812 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1885 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1772 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 Dublin was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 February 1812 at Rotherhithe.[1]
In 1826 she was reduced to a 40-gun ship. She became the flagship of Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific fleet Admiral Sir Graham Hamond, 2nd Baronet from 1835 to 1838, and Rear Admiral Richard Darton Thomas (1777-1857), from 1841 to 1845.[2]
Dublin was sold out of the Navy in 1885.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.
- ↑ "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Dublin". http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1372. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
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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