HMS Agincourt (1817)

HMS Agincourt was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 March 1817 at Devonport.[1]

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

Agincourt
History
UK
Name: HMS Agincourt
Builder: Plymouth-Dock Dockyard
Laid down: May 1813
Launched: 19 March 1817
Fate: Sold, 1884
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1747 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-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12-pounders, 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders, 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

She was placed on harbour service in 1848, and sold out of the Navy in 1884.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 189.
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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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