Story
This warship was built in 1787 by Batson in Limehouse, Thames River.
Historical Notes
This vessel was present at the Battle of St. Vincent and carried Commodore Nelson's Broad pennant.
Owners & Masters
She was a warship of the Royal Navy, 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 November 1787 at Limehouse.
She served during the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars before being placed in harbour service in 1799. An accident caused her to burn and founder in 1813. Later that year she was raised and broken up.
Armament
14 × 9-pounder guns; 4 × 9-pounder guns;
Named Features
Captain Island (BC)
References
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
