HMS Hannibal (1810)

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Name: HMS Hannibal
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard
Launched: May 1810
Fate: Broken up, December 1833
General characteristics
Class and type: Fame-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1749 tons (1777.1 tonnes)
Length: 175 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 4 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Hannibal was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adams of Bucklers Hard and launched in May 1810. She was used for harbour service from August 1825. She was broken up in December 1833 at Pembroke Dock.

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