HMS Lancaster (1797)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Lancaster |
| Builder: | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Launched: | 29 January 1797 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1430 tons (1452.9 tonnes) |
| Length: | 173 ft 6 in (52.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 3 in (13.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Lancaster.
HMS Lancaster was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 29 January 1797 at Rotherhithe. She was designed and built for the Honourable East India Company, but was purchased by the Navy after the start of the French Revolutionary War.
She was sold out of the service in 1832.
[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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