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HMS Triumph (1764)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Triumph
Ordered21 May 1757
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched3 March 1764
Honours and
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Participated in:
FateBroken up, 1850
NotesHarbour service from 1813
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeValiant-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1825 tons (1854.3 tonnes)
Length172 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft 8 in (15.14 m)
Depth of hold22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
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74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Triumph was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1764 at Woolwich.[1]

In 1797, she took part in the Battle of Camperdown, and in 1805 Triumph was part of Admiral Calder's fleet at the Battle of Cape Finisterre.

Triumph was on harbour service from 1813, but was not broken up until 1850.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p176.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.