HMS Vigo (1810)

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

HMS Vigo was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 February 1810 at Rochester.^[1]

Vigo
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Vigo
Ordered	20 October 1806
Builder	Ross, Rochester
Laid down	April 1807
Launched	21 February 1810
Fate	Broken up, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1787 bm
Length	176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

She became a receiving ship in 1827, and was broken up in 1865.^[1]

HMS Vigo is one of the few but significant number of ships to have been built by a shipyard owned by a woman. A Mrs Mary Ross was the widow of the former owner of Acorn Warf at Rochester. She was evidently successful in the business and would go on to build a further 8 vessels for the Royal Navy, including one other 74-gun ship, HMS Stirling Castle.^[2]