HMS Sandwich (1759)
 The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780 shows the Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground.
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| Name | HMS Sandwich |
| Ordered | 22 November 1755 |
| Builder | Chatham dockyard |
| Launched | 14 April 1759 |
| Honours and awards | list error: mixed text and list (help) Participated in: |
| Fate | Broken up, 1810 |
| Notes | Floating battery from 1780; harbour service from 1790 |
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| Class and type | Sandwich-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1869 tons (1899 tonnes) |
| Length | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
| Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help) 90 guns:
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HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 April 1759 at Chatham.[1]
Sandwich participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780, where she served as Admiral Rodney's flagship.
She was converted to serve as a floating battery in 1780, and from 1790 she was on harbour service. Sandwich was broken up in 1810.[1]
Ghost ship in Trafalgar
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p175.
- ^ Auguste Mayer's picture as described by the official website of the Musée national de la Marine (in French)
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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