HMS Elizabeth (1807)

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Name: HMS Elizabeth
Builder: Wells, Blackwall
Laid down: August 1805
Launched: 23 May 1807
Fate: Broken up, 1820
General characteristics
Class and type: Repulse-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1724 tons (1751.7 tonnes)
Length: 174 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 47 ft 4 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
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 23 May 1807 at Blackwall.

Elizabeth was broken up in 1820.

[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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