A drawing of HMS Aboukir | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Aboukir |
Ordered | 24 November 1802 |
Builder | Brindley, Frindsbury |
Laid down | June 1804 |
Launched | 18 November 1807 |
Fate | Sold, 1838 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Lengthened Courageux-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1703 bm |
Length | 172 ft 3.5 in (52.515 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Aboukir was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 November 1807 at Frindsbury. [1]
In 1812 Aboukir served as the flagship to Rear-Admiral Thomas Byam Martin in the Baltic Sea and participated in the defence of Riga. [2]
She was placed on harbour service in 1824, and was sold in 1838. [1]
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