HMS Russell (1822)

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

Russell
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Russell
Builder	Deptford Dockyard, England
Laid down	August 1814
Launched	22 May 1822
Fate	Broken up, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1751 bm
Length	176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Russell was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 May 1822 at Deptford. ^[1]

She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1855, and was broken up in 1865. ^[1]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 189.

References

• Lambert, Andrew D. (1984). Battleships in Transition: The Creation of the steam battlefleet 1815 - 1860. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-315-X.
• 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 Russell (ship, 1822) at Wikimedia Commons