HMS Glory (1788)
HMS Glory (center) in company with HMS Valiant | |
History | |
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Name: | HMS Glory |
Ordered: | 16 July 1774 |
Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
Laid down: | 7 April 1775 |
Launched: | 5 July 1788 |
Honours and awards: |
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Fate: | Broken up, 1825 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Duke-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1931 bm |
Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
Depth of hold: | 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
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HMS Glory was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 5 July 1788 at Plymouth.[1]
Glory served as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Stirling at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805, commanded by Captain Samuel Warren.
She was converted to a prison ship in 1809, and was broken up in 1825.[1]
Citations and notes
^ abc Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.
References
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ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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