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HMS Howe.
HMS Howe was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 March 1815 at Chatham.[1]
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 HMS Howe entering the harbor at Malta, 1843 |
History |
United Kingdom |
Name | HMS Howe |
Ordered | 15 January 1806 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | June 1808 |
Launched | 28 March 1815 |
Fate | Broken up, 1854 |
General characteristics [1] |
Class and type | Nelson-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2619 bm |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 53 ft 8.75 in (16.3767 m) |
Depth of hold | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
- 120 guns:
- Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
- Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdr carronades
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Howe was broken up in 1854.[1]