HMS Sandwich (1759)
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 The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780 shows the Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground. |
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Sandwich |
| Ordered: | 22 November 1755 |
| Builder: | Chatham dockyard |
| Launched: | 14 April 1759 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1810 |
| Notes: | Floating battery from 1780; harbour service from 1790 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sandwich-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1869 tons (1899 tonnes) |
| Length: | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
90 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sandwich.
HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 April 1759 at Chatham.
Sandwich participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780, where she served as Admiral Rodney's flagship.
She was converted to serve as a floating battery in 1780, and from 1790 she was on harbour service. Sandwich was broken up in 1810.
[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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