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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 |
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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.
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 ]
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