HMS Sultan (1775)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sultan.
Career (UK)
Name: HMS Sultan
Ordered: 14 January 1771
Builder: Barnard, Harwich
Laid down: March 1771
Launched: 23 December 1775
Fate: Broken up, 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Royal Oak-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1614 tons (1639.9 tonnes)
Length: 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Sultan was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 December 1775 at Harwich.[1]

She was converted for use as a prison ship in 1797, and broken up in 1816.[1]

Citations and notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.

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.