HMS Resolution (1770)

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

HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 12 April 1770.^[1] The ship had a huge crew of 600 men. As one of the Royal Navy's largest ships she took part in seven major naval battles.

Battle of Cape St Vincent
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Resolution
Ordered	16 September 1766
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	July 1767
Launched	12 April 1770
Honours and awards	Participated in: Battle of Cape St Vincent Battle off Halifax (1780) Battle of the Chesapeake Battle of the Saintes
Fate	Broken up, 1813
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and type	Elizabeth-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	161211⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:168 ft 6 in (51.4 m) Keel:137 ft 7+3⁄4 in (42.0 m)
Beam	46 ft 11 in (14.3 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Originally Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns 1800s QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

The Death of Lord Robert Manners (1786) on HMS Resolution

Service history

She took part in the Spithead review of 1773.

She participated in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780), the Battle of the Chesapeake (1781), Battle of Fort Royal (1781) and the Battle of the Saintes (1782), under the command of Lord Robert Manners, who was mortally wounded in the battle and died during his return to England.

She was reported at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 17 May 1776 with Vice-Admiral Murray^[3]

In later life she was part of the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) and Battle of the Basque Roads (1809).

In 1809 she was part of the Expedition to the Scheldt.

Resolution was broken up in 1813.^[1]

Notable commanders

• Captain William Hotham 1770 to 1773
• Captain Chaloner Ogle 1775 to 1780
• Lord Robert Manners 1780 to 1782
• Sir James Wallace briefly in 1782
• Captain William Lechmere 1797/8
• Captain Alan Hyde Gardner 1799 to 1802
• Captain George Burlton 1806 to 1809