HMS Britannia ( Her Majesty's Ship "Britain" ) - 120-gun 1st rank . Laid down in 1813 at the Royal Shipyard in Devonport. Launched on October 20, 1820 [1] .
| HMS Britannia | |
|---|---|
| HMS Britannia | |
 HMS Britannia enters Portsmouth harbor | |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Class and type of vessel | Caledonia rank 1 battleship |
| Type of sailing weapon | ship |
| Organization | Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | Royal Shipyard in Devonport |
| Construction started | December 1813 |
| Launched | October 20, 1820 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | disassembled in 1869 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2,616 t ( approx. ) |
| Gondek length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Midship Width | 53 ft 6 in (16.31 m) |
| Depth of intrum | 23 ft 2 in. (7.06 m) |
| Engines | Sail |
| Speed | 10.15 knots |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 120 |
| Gundeck Guns | 32 × 32-pound |
| Midsection of Midsection | 34 × 24-pound |
| Guns on the operdek | 34 × 18 pound |
| Guns on the Trench | 6 × 12-pound 10 × 32-pound carronade |
| Guns on the tank | 2 × 12 pounds 2 × 32-pound carronade |
Content
History
It was commissioned in 1823, served in the Mediterranean Sea from 1831 to 1841. In 1843 it was withdrawn to the reserve. He continued his service during the Crimean War as the flagship of Admiral Sir James Whitney Dundas , commander of the British fleet in the Mediterranean and Black Seas from 1851 to 1854.
He returned to England in early 1855 and in the same year became a hospital ship in Portsmouth , then a training ship in 1859. In 1862 he was transferred to Portland , then to Dartmouth in 1863.
Dismantled in 1869 [1] . In its place in Dartmouth stood HMS Prince of Wales , which in turn was renamed "Britain".
See also
- The list of ships of the Crimean War
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 B. Lavery. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1. - P. 18.
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 .
- Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. - London: Chatham Publishing. - ISBN 1-86176-032-9 .