HMS Hibernia (1804)

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Career Royal Navy Ensign
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Launched: 17 November 1804 at Plymouth
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Fate: Sold for breaking up in Malta on 14 October 1902
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General Characteristics
Displacement: 2530 tons
Length: 203 ft
Beam: 54 ft
Draught:
Propulsion: sail
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Complement:
Armament: 110 guns
Armour: none

HMS Hibernia was a Royal Navy 110-gun first rate ship of the line.

She was flagship of the British Mediterranean Fleet from 1816 until 1855, when she became the flagship for the Royal Navy's base at Malta and stationed in Grand Harbour. She remained in this role until she was sold in 1902.

Her figurehead is in the Maritime Museum, Vittoriosa, Malta.

For other ships of this name, see HMS Hibernia