Ajax (1767)

Ajax

Ajax in Portsmouth Harbor (Naval Base)

Ship data flag  Great Britain Ship type Ship of the line Shipyard Portsmouth Dockyard Launch December 23, 1767 Whereabouts Sold for demolition in 1785

Ship dimensions and crew length 51.16 m ( Lüa ) width 14.45 m Draft Max. 6.17 m displacement 1,615 tn.l.

Rigging and rigging Rigging Full ship Number of masts 3

Armament 28 × 32 pounder 28 × 18 pounder 18 × 9 pounder

The Ajax was a 74-gun - Battleship third rank of the Royal Navy .

She was launched on December 23, 1767. She was rigged as a full ship . She took part in the following naval battles during the American Revolutionary War:

• Sea battle at Cape St. Vincent on January 16, 1780.
• Battle of Chesapeake Bay on September 5, 1781.
• Battle of St. Kitts on January 25 and 26, 1782
• Battle of Les Saintes on April 12, 1782.

During her participation in these naval battles , the Ajax was under the command of Captain Nicholas Charrington.

In 1785 the Ajax was sold for demolition.

literature

• Lavery, Brian: The Ship of the Line. Volume 1, page 177: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850 . Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8 .