HMS Audacious (1785)
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| Name: | HMS Audacious |
| Builder: | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | August 1783 |
| Launched: | 23 July 1785 |
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Participated in: |
| Fate: | Broken up, August 1815 |
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| Class and type: | Arrogant class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1624 tons (1650 tonnes) |
| Length: | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Audacious.
HMS Audacious was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on July 23, 1785 at Rotherhithe. She was the first ship to bear the name.
She took part in the Battle of the Nile, under Captain Davidge Gould, where she engaged the French ship Conquérant and helped to force her surrender.
She was finally broken up in August 1815.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- 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.
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