HMS Venerable (1784)
Appearance
![]() The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1798, showing the British flagship Venerable (flying the Blue Ensign from her stern) engaged with the Dutch flagship Vrijheid.
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Name | HMS Venerable |
Ordered | 9 August 1781 |
Builder | Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard |
Laid down | April 1782 |
Launched | 19 April 1784 |
Honours and awards | list error: mixed text and list (help) Participated in: |
Fate | Wrecked, 1804 |
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Class and type | Culloden-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1669 |
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 Venerable was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 April 1784 at Blackwall Yard.[1]
In 1797, Venerable served as Admiral Duncan's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Venerable_A1173.jpg/220px-Venerable_A1173.jpg)
She was wrecked on 24 November 1804, off Roundham Head near Torbay.[2]
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.
- Michael Phillips. Venerable (74) (1784). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 8 August 2007.