HMS Goliath (1842)

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

The Duchess of Buccleuch launches the Goliath
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Goliath
Ordered	7 October 1833
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	February 1834
Launched	25 July 1842
Fate	Burnt, 22 December 1875
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Vanguard-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2596 bm
Length	190 ft (58 m) (gundeck)
Beam	56 ft 9 in (17.30 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	78 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Quarterdeck: 14 × 32 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 4 × 18 pdr carronades

Launch of the Goliath (far right) and the Virago at Chatham Dockyard

HMS Goliath was an 80-gun two-deck second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 July 1842 at Chatham Dockyard. ^[1]

Goliath was fitted with screw propulsion in 1857. ^[1] In 1870, she was converted into a pauper training ship for workhouse boys.

Burning of the Training-Ship Goliath, The Illustrated London News, 1876

Goliath was destroyed by fire on 22 December 1875 while at anchor in the River Thames near Grays. ^[2] Of the approximately 500 on board, 23 boys were killed.^{[ citation needed ]}

The burning. The Graphic 1876

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 191.
2. The Times (London), Thursday, 23 December 1875, p.5

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.

External links

• Media related to HMS Goliath (ship, 1842) at Wikimedia Commons