HMS Duke (1777)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Duke.
Career (UK)
Name: HMS Duke
Ordered: 18 June 1771
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down: October 1772
Launched: 18 October 1777
Fate: Broken up, 1843
General characteristics [1]
Class and type:Duke-class ship of the line
Tons burthen:1931 tons (1962 tonnes)
Length:177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam:50 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold:21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Propulsion:Sails
Sail plan:Full rigged ship
Armament:98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs

HMS Duke was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1777 at Plymouth.[1]

Duke was employed on harbour service from 1799, and was broken up in 1843.[1]

Up to the present, Duke Street at Devonport, (Plymouth) is named after HMS Duke which was launched in 1777 from Devonport Dockyard.

Citations and notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179.

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.