HMS Monmouth (1772)

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Name: HMS Monmouth
Ordered: 10 September 1767
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down: May 1768
Launched: 18 April 1772
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Participated in:

Fate: Broken up, 1818
General characteristics
Class and type: Intrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1370 tons (1392 tonnes)
Length: 159 ft 6 in (48.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 44 ft 4 in (13.5 m)
Depth of hold: 19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

64 guns:

  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Monmouth was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 April 1772 at Plymouth.

In 1783, Monmouth took fought in the Battle of Cuddalore.

She became a prison ship in 1796, and was broken up in 1818.

[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.