HMS Egmont (1810)
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Name: | HMS Egmont |
Ordered: | 13 July 1807 |
Builder: | Pitcher, Northfleet |
Laid down: | October 1807 |
Launched: | 7 March 1810 |
Fate: | Sold, 1875 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1760 tons (1788.2 tonnes) |
Length: | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m) |
Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Egmont.
HMS Egmont was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 7 March 1810 at Northfleet.
She was converted to serve as a storeship in 1862, and was sold out of the Navy on 1875.
[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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