HMS Duke - a 98-gun British battleship 2 rank. Ordered on June 18, 1771.
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 Great Britain | |
| Ship class and type | battleship 2 rank like duke |
| Type of sailing equipment | three-mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal Navy |
| Manufacturer | royal shipyard, Plymouth |
| Author ship drawing | John williams |
| Construction started | october 1772 |
| Launched | October 18, 1777 |
| Removed from the fleet | raid service, 1799 ; sent for scrap, 1843 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1931 tons [1] |
| Gondek length | 177 ft 6 dm (54.1 m ) |
| Mid- width width | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of intrum | 21 ft 2 dm (6.42 m) |
| Engines | Sail |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 98 |
| Guns on the gandek | 28 × 32lb guns |
| Guns in the middeldek | 30 × 18-fn guns |
| Operdeck guns | 30 × 12-fn guns |
| Guns on shkantsah | 8 × 12-fn guns |
| Tank guns | 2 × 12-fn guns |
Service history
Launched October 18, 1777 in Plymouth . The seventh ship of the Royal Navy , named Duke .
American Revolutionary War
Was at the island of Uessan , and in the battle of Kempenfelt on December 12, 1781 .
In 1782, he went under the command of Captain Alan Gardner ( born A. Gardner ) in the West Indies . He was at the Islands of All Saints , where he headed the second breakthrough of the line , following the example of Admiral Rodney .
Revolutionary Wars
1793 - Captain Duff ( born Duff ), under the Commodore Murray's pennant ( Eng. G. Murray ).
1796 - Captain Holloway ( English Holloway ).
In January 1796, under the flag of Admiral Parker ( eng. C. Parker ).
In 1799, he carried on a raid service as an infirmary in Stanguit Creek.
Sent for scrap in 1843 [1] .
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Lavery, Brian. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850 . Conway Maritime Press, 2003. p.179 ISBN 0-85177-252-8