HMS Resolution (1770)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Resolution.
History | |
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Name: | HMS Resolution |
Ordered: | 16 September 1766 |
Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down: | July 1767 |
Launched: | 12 April 1770 |
Honours and awards: |
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Fate: | Broken up, 1813 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Elizabeth-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1612 (bm) |
Length: | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 46 ft (14 m) |
Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 April 1770 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
She participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780, the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781, and the Battle of the Saintes in 1782.
Resolution was broken up in 1813.[1]
Citations and 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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