HMS Glory (1788)

	HMS Glory (center) in company with HMS Valiant
History
UK
Name	HMS Glory
Ordered	16 July 1774
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	7 April 1775
Launched	5 July 1788
Honours and; awards	Participated in:; Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805);
Fate	Broken up, 1825
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Tons burthen	1931 bm
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full rigged ship
Armament	98 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs; Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs;

HMS Glory was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 5 July 1788 at Plymouth.^[1]

Glory served as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Stirling at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805, commanded by Captain Samuel Warren.

She was converted to a prison ship in 1809, and was broken up in 1825.^[1]

Citations and notes

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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