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HMS Howe (1815)

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

The HMS Howe entering the harbor at Malta, 1843
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Howe
Ordered15 January 1806
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downJune 1808
Launched28 March 1815
FateBroken up, 1854
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Tons burthen2619 bm
Length205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam53 ft 8.75 in (16.3767 m)
Depth of hold24 ft (7.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 120 guns:
  • Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdr carronades

HMS Howe was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 March 1815 at Chatham.[1]

Howe was broken up in 1854.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p187.

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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