HMS Zealous (1785)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Zealous.

Career (UK)

Name:	HMS Zealous
Ordered:	19 June 1782
Builder:	Barnard, Deptford
Laid down:	December 1782
Launched:	25 June 1785
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of the Nile
Fate:	Broken up, December 1816
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type:	Arrogant class ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1607 bm
Length:	168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold:	19 ft 9 in (6.02 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 Zealous was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Barnard of Deptford and launched on 25 June 1785.^[1]

She served in a number of battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, notably the Battle of the Nile, where she engaged the French ship Guerrier, helping to force her surrender. She was later cruising off Cadiz in 1801. She missed out on the Battle of Trafalgar, having been dispatched to Gibraltar for resupply, and later assigned to convoy duty in the Mediterranean.

After 21 years of service she was broken up in December 1816.^[1]

Notes

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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.

Arrogant-class ship of the line

Arrogant · Cornwall · Edgar · Goliath · Zealous · Audacious · Elephant · Bellerophon · Saturn · Vanguard · Excellent · Illustrious

Preceded by:Bellona-class · Followed by:Canada-class List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy