HMS Belleisle (1819)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Belleisle.
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Belleisle
Ordered17 November 1812
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downFebruary 1816
Launched26 April 1819
FateBroken up, 1872
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeRepulse-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1709 bm
Length174 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 4 in (14.43 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders

HMS Belleisle was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 April 1819 at Pembroke Dockyard.[1]

Belleisle was converted to serve as a troopship in 1841, and was broken up in 1872.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 189.

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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