HMS Leviathan (1790)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Leviathan |
| Ordered: | 9 December 1779 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | May 1782 |
| Launched: | 9 October 1790 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Sold and broken up, 1848 |
| Notes: | Prison ship from 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Courageux class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1707 tons (1734.4 tonnes) |
| Length: | 172 ft 3 in (52.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 9 in (14.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 9½ in (6.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
|
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Leviathan.
HMS Leviathan was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 9 October 1790. At the Battle of Trafalgar under Henry William Bayntun, she was near the front of the windward column led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard his flagship, HMS Victory, and captured the Spanish ship San Augustin.
In 1816, after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, she was converted into a prison ship and in 1848 was sold and broken up.
[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.
 |
This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
