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HMS Sultan (1807)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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HMS Sultan was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 September 1807 at Deptford Wharf.[1]
In 1809, she took part in the Battle of Maguelone while captained by Edward Griffith.[2]
On 10 October 1814 Sultan was escorting some transports when Baring wrecked at Beerhaven. Sultan's boats, and those of Shamrock, were able to rescue the crew and all the troops, save five men.[3] The troops consisted of 200 men from the 40th Regiment of Foot.[4]
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Fate
Sultan became a receiving ship in 1860, and was broken up in 1864.[1]
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