HMS Eagle (1804)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Eagle.
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Eagle |
| Ordered: | 4 February 1800 |
| Builder: | Pitcher, Northfleet |
| Laid down: | August 1800 |
| Launched: | 27 February 1804 |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1926 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Repulse-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1923 (bm) |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 4 in (14.43 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns |
HMS Eagle was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 27 February 1804 at Northfleet.[1]
In 1830 she was reduced to a 50-gun ship, and became a training ship in 1860. She was renamed HMS Eaglet in 1919, when she was the Royal Naval Reserve training centre for North West England. A fire destroyed Eagle in 1926.[1]
Notes
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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