HMS St Albans (1764)

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Name: HMS St Albans
Ordered: 13 January 1761
Builder: Perry, Blackwall
Launched: 12 September 1764
Fate: Broken up, 1814
Notes: Floating battery from 1803
General characteristics
Class and type: St Albans-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1380 tons (1402.1 tonnes)
Length: 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 44 ft 4 in (13.5 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 10 in (5.7 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
For other ships of the same name, see HMS St Albans.

HMS St Albans was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the UK Royal Navy, launched on 12 September 1764 at Blackwall.

From 1803, she was used as a floating battery, and was broken up in 1814.

[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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