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HMS Resolution (1770)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Resolution.

Resolution
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Resolution
Ordered16 September 1766
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1767
Launched12 April 1770
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1813
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Tons burthen1612 (bm)
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
The Death of Lord Robert Manners" (1786) on HMS Resolution

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 (1780), Battle off Halifax (1780), the Battle of the Chesapeake (1781), and the Battle of the Saintes (1782), under the command of Lord Robert Manners, who was mortally wounded in the battle and died during his return to England.

Resolution was broken up in 1813.[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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