HMS Hannibal (1779)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hannibal and French ship Annibal.
HMS Hannibal was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adams of Bucklers Hard and launched on 26 December 1779. The French ship Héros captured Hannibal off Sumatra on 21 January 1782.
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Hannibal |
Builder | Adams, Bucklers Hard |
Launched | 26 December 1779 |
Captured | 21 January 1782, by the French |
France | |
Name | Annibal |
Acquired | 21 January 1782 |
Fate | Technical hulk in Rochefort from 1792 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 1054 tons |
Length | 146 ft (45 m) |
Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
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