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HMS Rochfort

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Rochfort
Ordered1 June 1809
BuilderJacobs, Milford Haven
Laid downAugust 1809
Launched6 August 1814
FateBroken up, 1826
General characteristics [1]
Class and type74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen2082 bm
Length192 ft 8.5 in (58.738 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft 4.5 in (15.050 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Rochfort was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 August 1814 at Milford Haven. She was designed by the French émigré Jean-Louis Barrallier, and was the only ship built to her draught.[1]

Rochfort was broken up in 1826.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p189.

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.