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HMS Crown.
HMS Crown was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 March 1782 at Blackwall Yard.[1]
Crown and her squadron running up the Channel towards Deal where other ships of the fleet are anchored offshore, ca 1784. Thomas Whitcombe
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History |
Great Britain |
Name | HMS Crown |
Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
Laid down | September 1779 |
Launched | 15 March 1782 |
Fate | Broken up, 1816 |
General characteristics [1] |
Class & type | Crown-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1405 8⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 44 ft 10 in (13.67 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 3.5 in (5.880 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
- 64 guns:
- Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
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She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1798, and was broken up in 1816.[1]