HMS Veteran (1787)

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

HMS Veteran was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 August 1787 at East Cowes. She was designed by Sir Edward Hunt, and was the only ship built to her draught.^[1]

Plan of the orlop deck of Veteran
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Veteran
Ordered	3 August 1780
Builder	Fabian, East Cowes
Laid down	July 1781
Launched	14 August 1787
Fate	Broken up, 1816
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Copenhagen
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	64-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,397 (bm)
Length	160 ft 6 in (48.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 5 in (5.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

At end-February 1798 Veteran and HMS Astraea towed General Eliott in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, after her crew had abandoned her.^[2]

In 1801, Veteran was present at the Battle of Copenhagen, as part of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker's reserve fleet.

In 1805, Veteran was captained by Capt. Andrew Fitzherbert Evans. She subsequently served as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Jas. Rich. Dacres,^[3] then second in command on the Jamaica Station.

Veteran was broken up in 1816.^[1]