HMS St Albans (1764)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS St Albans |
| Ordered: | 13 January 1761 |
| Builder: | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
| Launched: | 12 September 1764 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1814 |
| Notes: | Floating battery from 1803 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | St Albans-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1380 tons (1402.1 tonnes) |
| Length: | 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
64 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS St Albans.
HMS St Albans was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 September 1764 at Blackwall Yard, London.[1]
From 1803, she was used as a floating battery, and was broken up in 1814.[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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