HMS Glory (1788)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Glory.

HMS Glory was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 5 July 1788 at Plymouth.

HMS Glory (center) in company with HMS Valiant
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Glory
Ordered	16 July 1774
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	7 April 1775
Launched	5 July 1788
Honours & awards	Participated in: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
Fate	Broken up, 1825
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Duke-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	194417⁄94 bm
Length	Overall:177 ft 5 in (54.1 m) Keel:145 ft 5 in (44.3 m)
Beam	50 ft 1+3⁄8 in (15.3 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns

History

In 1798, some of her crew were court-martialed for mutiny.^[2]

On 11 March, 1805 Vice Admiral Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet aboard "Glory", off Cadiz, notified the U.S. Consul at Cadiz that Cadiz was under blockade.^[3]

Glory served as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Stirling at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805, commanded by Captain Samuel Warren.

Glory was re-rated as a prison ship at Chatham on 27 September 1809. Lieutenant Richard Simmonds commanded her in 1810 and 1811.^{[1][Note 1]} His replacement was Lieutenant Robert Tyte and Vice Admiral George Murray in 1794.^[1]

Fate

Glory was paid off into ordinary in August 1814. In 1815 the navy used her as a powder hulk. She was ordered to be broken up in 1819; break up was completed at Chatham on 30 July 1825.^[1]

Notes

1. In 1812 Simmonds assumed command of the gunbrig HMS Attack.^[4]