HMS Elizabeth (1769)
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Career (Great Britain) | |
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Name: | HMS Elizabeth |
Ordered: | 6 November 1765 |
Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down: | 6 May 1766 |
Launched: | 17 October 1769 |
Fate: | Broken up, 1797 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Elizabeth-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1617 tons (1642.9 tonnes) |
Length: | 168 ft 6 in (51.4 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 46 ft (14 m) |
Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Elizabeth.
HMS Elizabeth was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 October 1769 at Portsmouth.
She was broken up in 1797.
[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.