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HMS Valiant (1759)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Valiant
Ordered21 May 1757
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched10 August 1759
FateBroken up, 1826
NotesHarbour service from 1799
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeValiant-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1799 tons (1827.9 tonnes)
Length172 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft 8 in (15.14 m)
Depth of hold22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armamentlist error: mixed text and list (help)
74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Valiant.

HMS Valiant was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 August 1759 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]

In 1799 she was placed on harbour service, and was eventually broken up in 1826.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p176.

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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