HMS Crown (1782)
HMS Crown was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 March 1782 at Blackwall Yard.[1]
Plan of the orlop deck deck of Crown | |
History | |
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Name: | HMS Crown |
Builder: | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
Laid down: | September 1779 |
Launched: | 15 March 1782 |
Fate: | Broken up, 1816 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Crown-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1405 8⁄94 (bm) |
Length: | 160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 44 ft 10 in (13.67 m) |
Depth of hold: | 19 ft 3.5 in (5.880 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Armament: |
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She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1798, and was broken up in 1816.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 181.
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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