HMS Excellent (1787)
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| Name: | HMS Excellent |
| Ordered: | 9 August 1781 |
| Builder: | Graham, Harwich |
| Laid down: | March 1782 |
| Launched: | 27 November 1787 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1835 |
| Notes: | Reduced to 58-guns in 1820; training ship from 1830 |
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| Class and type: | Arrogant class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1645 tons (1671.4 tonnes) |
| Length: | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 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 Excellent.
HMS Excellent was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich on 27 November 1787. She took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.
In 1820, she was reduced to a 58-gun ship, and from 1830 she was serving as a training ship. She was broken up in 1835.
[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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