HMS Royal Oak (1769)
HMS Royal Oak was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 November 1769 at Plymouth.[1]
George III reviewing the Fleet at Spithead, 22 June 1773, depicting HMS 'Royal Oak' | |
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Name: | HMS Royal Oak |
Ordered: | 16 November 1765 |
Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
Laid down: | May 1766 |
Launched: | 13 November 1769 |
Fate: | Broken up, 1815 |
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Class and type: | Royal Oak-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1606 21⁄94 (bm) |
Length: | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Depth of hold: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
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She fought at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781.
Royal Oak was converted for use as a prison ship in 1796, and was broken up in 1815.[1]
Citations and notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.
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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