HMS Ruby (1776) - 64-gun battleship of the 3rd rank of the Royal Navy . Belonged to the Intrepid type of Sir John Williams [1] .
| HMS Ruby | |
|---|---|
| HMS Ruby | |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Class and type of vessel | battleship |
| Type of sailing weapon | three mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | royal shipyard, Woolwich |
| The author of the ship drawing | John williams |
| Construction started | September 9, 1777 |
| Launched | November 26, 1776 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | Dismantled in 1821 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1369 tons ( approx. ) [1] |
| Gondek length | 159 ft 6 in (48.62 m ) |
| Midship Width | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth of intrum | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Engines | Sail |
| Crew | 500 |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 64 |
| Gundeck Guns | 26 × 24 pound guns |
| Guns on the operdek | 26 × 18-fn guns |
| Guns on the Trench | 10 × 4-fn guns |
| Guns on the tank | 2 × 9-fn guns |
Content
Build
Ordered on November 30, 1769 . Launched on November 26, 1776 at the royal shipyard in Woolwich [1] .
Service
October 20, 1782 participated in the battle at Cape Spartel .
In the battle on December 6, 1782 captured the French 64-gun battleship Solitaire . Two were injured during an HMS Ruby fight. For this victory, Captain John Collins received the knighthood .
In 1794, during the Glorious Day of June, he was in the squadron of Admiral Montagu. Captain - Sir Richard Bickerton
In 1807, participated in the bombing of Copenhagen . Captain - John Draper.
Since 1813 - a floating barracks [1] . Dismantled in 1821 [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 B. Lavery. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1. - P. 181.
Literature
- Lavery, B. The Ship of the Line. The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. - Conway Maritime Press, 2003. - Vol. I. - ISBN 0-85177-252-8 .
- Marley, David. Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present. - ABC-CLIO, 1998. - ISBN 0-87436-837-5 .