HMS Sandwich (1759)
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| 300px The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780 shows the Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground. | |
| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Sandwich |
| Ordered: | 22 November 1755 |
| Builder: | Chatham dockyard |
| Launched: | 14 April 1759 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1810 |
| Notes: | Floating battery from 1780; harbour service from 1790 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Sandwich-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1869 tons (1899 tonnes) |
| Length: | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
90 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sandwich.
HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 April 1759 at Chatham.[1]
Sandwich participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780, where she served as Admiral Rodney's flagship.
She was converted to serve as a floating battery in 1780, and from 1790 she was on harbour service. Sandwich was broken up in 1810.[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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