HMS Valiant (1759)

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Name: HMS Valiant
Ordered: 21 May 1757
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Launched: 10 August 1759
Fate: Broken up, 1826
Notes: Harbour service from 1799
General characteristics
Class and type: Valiant-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1799 tons (1827.9 tonnes)
Length: 172 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 49 ft 8 in (15.1 m)
Depth of hold: 22 ft 5 in (6.8 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Valiant.

HMS Valiant was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 August 1759 at Chatham.

In 1799 she was placed on harbour service, and was eventually broken up in 1826.

[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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