HMS Aboukir (1807)
HMS Aboukir was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 November 1807 at Frindsbury.[1]
A drawing of HMS Aboukir | |
History | |
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Name: | HMS Aboukir |
Ordered: | 24 November 1802 |
Builder: | Brindley, Frindsbury |
Laid down: | June 1804 |
Launched: | 18 November 1807 |
Fate: | Sold, 1838 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Lengthened Courageux-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1703 bm |
Length: | 172 ft 3.5 in (52.515 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m) |
Depth of hold: | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
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She was placed on harbour service in 1824, and was sold in 1838.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.
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References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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