HMS Ajax (1798)
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| Name: | HMS Ajax |
| Ordered: | 10 June 1795 |
| Builder: | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Launched: | 3 March 1798 |
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Participated in: |
| Fate: | Accidentally burnt, 1807 |
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| Class and type: | Ajax-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1953 tons (1984.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 182 ft 3 in (55.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 3 in (15.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 3 in (6.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ajax.
HMS Ajax was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1798. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. During the battle she assisted Orion in forcing the surrender of the French seventy-four Intrépide.
Ajax was destroyed in an accidental fire while serving in the Dardanelles in 1807 as part of a squadron under Admiral Sir John Duckworth.
[edit] 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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