HMS Nonsuch (1774)

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Name: HMS Nonsuch
Ordered: 30 November 1769
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down: January 1772
Launched: 17 December 1774
Fate: Broken up, 1802
General characteristics
Class and type: Intrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1372 tons (1394 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 Nonsuch was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 December 1774 at Plymouth.

She fought at the Battle of the Saintes (9 April - 12 April 1782). From 1794 she served as a floating battery, and in 1802 Nonsuch was 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.