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Name | HMS Neptune |
Namesake | Neptune |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down | January 1827 |
Launched | 22 September 1832 |
Fate | Sold, 1875 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Broadened Caledonia-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2694 bm |
Length | 205 ft 5.5 in (62.624 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 54 ft 6 in (16.61 m) |
Depth of hold | 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1859, and was sold out of the service in 1875. [1]
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