HMS Resolution (1770)
HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 April 1770 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
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Name: | HMS Resolution |
Ordered: | 16 September 1766 |
Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down: | July 1767 |
Launched: | 12 April 1770 |
Honours and awards: | |
Fate: | Broken up, 1813 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Elizabeth-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1612 (bm) |
Length: | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 46 ft (14 m) |
Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
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The Death of Lord Robert Manners" (1786) on HMS Resolution
She participated in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780), Battle off Halifax (1780), the Battle of the Chesapeake (1781), and the Battle of the Saintes (1782), under the command of Lord Robert Manners, who was mortally wounded in the battle and died during his return to England.
Resolution was broken up in 1813.[1]
Citations and notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.
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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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