HMS Terrible (1785)
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Name | HMS Terrible |
Ordered | 13 December 1781 |
Builder | Wells, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | 7 January 1783 |
Launched | 28 March 1785 |
Fate | Broken up, 1836 |
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Class and type | Culloden-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1660 tons (1686.6 tonnes) |
Length | 170 ft (52 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 2 in (14.38 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 11 in (6.07 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help) 74 guns:
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HMS Terrible was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 March 1785 at Rotherhithe.[1]
She became a receiving ship in 1823, and was broken up in 1836.[1]
Citations and notes
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.