HMS Talavera (1818)
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| Name: | HMS Talavera |
| Ordered: | 15 February 1814 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down: | July 1814 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1818 |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1840 |
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| Class and type: | Repulse-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1718 tons (1745.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 4 in (14.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Talavera.
HMS Talavera was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 October 1818 at Woolwich Dockyard. She was named for the British/Spanish victory at the Battle of Talavera.
She was destroyed by fire in 1840.
[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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