HMS Tremendous (1784)
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| File:Canonniere.jpg Fight of HMS Tremendous (in the foreground) and HMS Hindostan against the French frigate La Cannonière, 21 April 1806, by Pierre-Julien Gilbert | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Tremendous |
| Ordered: | 1 January 1782 |
| Builder: | Barnard, Deptford |
| Laid down: | August 1782 |
| Launched: | 30 October 1784 |
| Renamed: | HMS Grampus, 1845 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1897 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Ganges-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1656 tons (1682.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 169 ft 6 in (51.66 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 8.5 in (14.542 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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HMS Tremendous was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 October 1784 at Deptford.[1]
On 11 December 1799, she destroyed the Preneuse.
On 21 April 1806, she fought an inconclusive action against Canonnière[2]
In 1845 she was reduced to a 50-gun ship, and renamed HMS Grampus. Grampus became a powder hulk in 1856, and was eventually sold out of the service in 1897.[1][3]
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.
- Michael Phillips. Tremendous (74) (1784). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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