HMS Aboukir (His Majesty's Abukir Ship) is a 74-gun battleship of the third rank . The second ship of the Royal Navy , named HMS Aboukir , in honor of the victory of Nelson at Abukir in 1798. Fifth battleship of the Courageux type . Laid down in June 1804 . Launched on November 18, 1807 at the Brindley private shipyard in Frendsbury [1] . He belonged to the so-called "ordinary 74-gun ships", carrying 18-pound guns on the upper gun deck. He took part in many naval battles of the period of the Napoleonic Wars .
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| Class and type of vessel | 3-class battleship of the Courageux type |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | Brindley, frindsbury |
| Construction started | June 1804 |
| Launched | November 18, 1807 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | sold in 1838 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Gondek length | 172 ft 3 in (52.5 m) |
| Midship Width | 47 ft. 9 in. (14.55 m) |
| Deadweight | 1,703 tons (BM) |
| Depth of intrum | 20 ft. 9 in. (6.3 m) |
| Engines | Sail |
| Crew | 750 sailors and officers |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 74 |
| Gundeck Guns | 28 × 32 pound guns |
| Guns on the operdek | 28 × 18-fn. guns |
| Guns on the Trench | 14 × 9-fn. guns |
| Guns on the tank | 4 × 9-fnl. guns |
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Service
After the completion of equipment for the ship, which lasted until the beginning of 1808, the ship, under the command of Captain George Parker, was sent to the North Sea . He remained there until the end of 1811, taking part in several military operations and escorting merchant convoys [2] .
In May 1812, Aboukir , under the command of Captain Thomas Brown, as the flagship of Rear Admiral Bayam Martin, joined the fleet of Vice Admiral Sumares , operating in the Baltic Sea . Aboukir and Orion were separated from the fleet to support the actions of the Russian squadron, which has now become allied, since France and Russia have been at war since March 19. The ships were dispatched on June 10 and arrived at Danzig , which was still in the hands of the French, on June 20. Here they discovered a Russian frigate [2] .
On July 5, they arrived at the Daugavgriva fortress near Riga and Captain Brown sent part of the crew to some of the 33 gunboats that arrived with the Russian frigate on August 12, so that 300 to 400 Aboukir crew members took part in the defense of the city every day. On August 22, ships escorted 13 Russian transports carrying troops and dropped them off on September 3 in Heel, near Danzig. Aboukir and Orion rejoined the squadron of Vice Admiral Sumares on September 16.
In 1813, Aboukir , under the command of Captain George Parker, was sent to the Mediterranean Sea . Captain Parker remained in office until the fall of 1813, when he swapped places with the captain of HMS Bombay , Norbon Thompson. [3]
In February 1814, Aboukir was part of the squadron of Vice Admiral Edward Pelliu , who on February 13 discovered the squadron of Rear Admiral Julien Cosmao of three battleships and three frigates, sailing from Toulon to Genoa to meet the newly built 74-gun Scorpion ship. Squadron Pelliu rushed in pursuit, but only the advanced Boyne could catch the enemy’s ships, who fired at Romulus , closing the French line, inflicting minor damage [4] .
Aboukir remained at a station in the Mediterranean, taking part in the capture of Genoa in April 1814, before returning to Chatham after Napoleon's defeat that same year. In 1816 he was sent to the reserve, and in 1824 he was transferred to raid service in Chatham harbor. Since 1832, it was used as a hospital vessel for patients with floating prisons and remained in this role until 1838, when it was sold for scrap [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 B. Lavery. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1. - P. 188.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ships of the Old Navy
- ↑ Index of Naval Vessels
- ↑ James, 1837 , Vol. 6, p. 255.
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 .
- Rif Winfield. = British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817. - 2nd edition. - Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2008 .-- ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4 .
- William James The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. - R. Bentley, 1837. - ISBN 0-85177-906-9 .
Links
- HMS Aboukir Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels and a few of their movements
- HMS Aboukir Ships of the Old Navy