HMS Aboukir (1807)

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

A drawing of HMS Aboukir
History
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 & 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	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 2 × 9-pounders 12 × 32-pounder carronades Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders 2 × 32-pounder carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

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]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.
2. Winfield, British Warships.

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN   978-1-86176-246-7.