HMS Warspite (1807)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Warspite |
| Ordered: | 13 January 1798 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 3 December 1805 |
| Launched: | 16 November 1807 |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1876 |
| Notes: | Reduced to 50 guns, 1840 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1890 tons (1920.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 179 ft 10 in (54.81 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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HMS Warspite was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1807 at Chatham. She was designed by Sir John Henslow as one of the large class 74s, and was the only ship built to her draught. As a large 74, she carried 24 pdrs on her upper gun deck instead of the 18 pdrs found on the middling and common class 74s.[1]
Warspite spent three years between 1807 and 1810 playing a supporting role in the peninsular war.[2] She took part in the blockade of Toulon.[2]
See was paid off in 1815 only to be recommissioned in 1817 when she was rebuilt to carry 76 guns.[2]
Warspite was reduced to a 50-gun ship in 1840.[1] She was then used for anti-piracy patrols in the Mediterranean.[2] She was paid off in 1846 before being loaned to the Marine Society.[2] She was destroyed by fire in 1876.[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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