HMS Duke (1777)
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Name: HMS Duke
Ordered: 18 June 1771
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down: October 1772
Launched: 18 October 1777
Fate: Broken up, 1843
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Duke-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1931 tons (1962 tonnes)
Length: 177 ft 6 in (54.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold: 21 ft 2 in (6.5 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

98 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Duke.

HMS Duke was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1777 at Plymouth.[1]

Duke was employed on harbour service from 1799, and was broken up in 1843.[1]

Citations and notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.

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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