History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Union |
Ordered | 16 July 1801 |
Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
Laid down | October 1805 |
Launched | 16 September 1811 |
Fate | Broken up, 1833 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Boyne-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2,149 bm |
Length | 186 ft (57 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 51 ft 5 in (15.67 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Union was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, [1] launched on 16 November 1811 at Plymouth Dockyard. [2]
She was broken up in 1833. [1]
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