HMS Crown (1782)

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Ardent (1782); Crown (1782); Scipio (1782); Veteran (1787) RMG J3380.jpg
Plan of the orlop deck of Crown
History
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Crown
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Laid downSeptember 1779
Launched15 March 1782
FateBroken up, 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Crown-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1405 894 (bm)
Length160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 3.5 in (5.880 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Crown was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 March 1782 at Blackwall Yard. [1]

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Crown and her squadron running up the Channel towards Deal where other ships of the fleet are anchored offshore, ca 1784. Thomas Whitcombe Thomas Whitcombe - H.M.S. Crown and her squadron running up the Channel towards Deal where other ships of the fleet are anchored offshore CKS 2005.jpg
Crown and her squadron running up the Channel towards Deal where other ships of the fleet are anchored offshore, ca 1784. Thomas Whitcombe

She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1798, and was broken up in 1816. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 181.

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