HMS Hannibal (1854)
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Hannibal |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | January 31, 1854 |
| Reclassified: | Hulked 1874 |
| Fate: | Sold April 12, 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,136 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 4,735 tons |
| Length: | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails and screw |
| Armament: |
91 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hannibal.
HMS Hannibal was originally planned as a 90-gun second rate ship of the line, to be built at Woolwich Dockyard. She was ordered on May 14, 1840, but cancelled and re-ordered. This ship was also named HMS Hannibal, and utilised the new screw propulsion technology. She was a 91-gun second rate, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on January 31, 1854. She served in the Crimean War, commanded by John Charles Dalrymple Hay. She was hulked in 1874 and finally broken up in 1904, after 50 years in service.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
