HMS Nassau (1785)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Nassau.
 Silhouette of the ship-of-the-line Nassau | |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Nassau |
| Ordered: | 14 November 1782 |
| Builder: | Hilhouse, Bristol |
| Laid down: | March 1783 |
| Launched: | 28 September 1785 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1799 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Ardent-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1384 (bm) |
| Length: | 160 ft (49 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns |
HMS Nassau was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 September 1785 by Hilhouse in Bristol.[1]
One of her first ship's surgeons is thought to be John Sylvester Hay. He died young but he was the father of the actress Harriett Litchfield.[2]
During the Nore Mutiny she was commanded by Captain Edward O'Bryen. She was converted for use as a troopship in 1797. Nassau was wrecked in 1799.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p181.
- ↑ K. A. Crouch, ‘Litchfield , Harriett (1777–1854)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 1 Feb 2015
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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