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HMS Royal Oak (1769)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royal Oak.
George III reviewing the Fleet at Spithead, 22 June 1773, depicting HMS 'Royal Oak'
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Royal Oak
Ordered16 November 1765
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid downMay 1766
Launched13 November 1769
FateBroken up, 1815
Notes
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Tons burthen1606 21⁄94 (bm)
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
HMS Royal Oak, by Joseph Marshall

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]

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

  1. ^ a b c 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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