HMS Fortitude (1780)
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| Name: | HMS Fortitude |
| Ordered: | 2 February 1778 |
| Builder: | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | 4 March 1778 |
| Launched: | 23 March 1780 |
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Participated in: |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1820 |
| Notes: | Prison ship from 1795 |
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| Class and type: | Albion-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1645 tons (1671.4 tonnes) |
| Length: | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 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 Fortitude.
HMS Fortitude was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 March 1780 at Rotherhithe.
Fortitude fought in the Battle of Dogger Bank as Vice Admiral Hyde Parker's flagship.
She served as a prison ship from 1795, and 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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