HMS Caesar (1793)
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| Name: | HMS Caesar |
| Ordered: | November 1783 |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 24 January 1786 |
| Launched: | 16 November 1793 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1821 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1992 tons (2024 tonnes) |
| Length: | 181 ft (55 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 51 ft 3 in (15.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 22 ft 4 in (6.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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80 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Caesar.
HMS Caesar, also Cæsar, was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1793 at Plymouth. She was designed by Sir Edward Hunt, and was the only ship built to her draught.
She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1814, and was broken up in 1821.
[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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