HMS Nelson (1814)

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Name: HMS Nelson
Ordered: 23 November 1805
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down: December 1809
Launched: 4 July 1814
Fate: Broken up, 1928
Notes: Screw ship from 1860
General characteristics
Class and type: Nelson-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 2617 tons (2659 tonnes)
Length: 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 53 ft 8.75 in (16.377 m)
Depth of hold: 24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

120 guns:

  • Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdr carronades
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Nelson.

HMS Nelson was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 July 1814 at Woolwich.

She was converted into a screw ship in 1860, and eventually broken up in 1928.

[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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