HMS Britannia (1762)
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| Ship data | ||
| Surname: | Britannia | |
| Keel laying : | July 1, 1751 | |
| Launching ( ship christening ): | October 19, 1762 | |
| Builder: | Naval shipyard in Portsmouth | |
| Crew: | 850 men officers and men | |
| Technical specifications | ||
| Type: | Battery ship (timber construction, three-decker) | |
| Length over all: | 178 feet , (54 m) | |
| Main battery deck length: | 145 feet 2 inches (45 m) | |
| Width: | 52 feet, 1/2 inch (16 m) | |
| Drive: | sail | |
| Displacement : | 2,091 t | |
| Armor system: | without | |
| Armament | ||
| 6-pounder on the quarterdeck : | 12 | |
| 6-pounder on the forecastle deck: | 4th | |
| 12 pounder on the main battery deck : | 28 | |
| 24 pounders on the middle deck: | 28 | |
| 42 pounder on the lower battery deck: | 28 | |
HMS Britannia was a 100-gun ship of the line in the Royal Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the third of seven ships in the Navy to bear that name.
The ship initially served in the American Revolutionary War in September 1778 . Between 1793 and 1795 it was the flagship of Vice Admiral Hotham and took part in the naval battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797) in 1797 .
During the Battle of Trafalgar , she had on board the Rear Admiral of the White Fleet, William Carnegie, Earl of Northesk. 10 crew members were killed and 42 wounded in the battle.
After the battle, the ship was on guard duty in Hamoaze (England) near Plymouth until 1806.
On January 6, 1812, the ship was renamed HMS Princess Royal and then on January 18, 1812, HMS St. George . Another renaming took place on June 2, 1819 in HMS Barfleur .
In February 1825 it was scrapped in Plymouth.
literature
- Rif Winfield: British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817. Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Chatham Publishing, London 2005, ISBN 1-86176-246-1 .