Plan of the orlop deck of Scipio | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Scipio |
Ordered | 11 November 1779 |
Builder | Barnard, Deptford |
Laid down | January 1780 |
Launched | 22 October 1782 |
Fate | Broken up, 1798 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 64-gun third-rate Crown-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1387 (bm) |
Length | 160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 44 ft 10 in (13.67 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 3.5 in (5.880 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
HMS Scipio was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 October 1782 at Deptford. [1] She was broken up in 1798. [1]
Notable people who sailed on her include Matthew Flinders, Francis Laforey, John Nicholson Inglefield and Edward Thornbrough.
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