HMS Ganges (1782)
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| Name: | HMS Ganges |
| Ordered: | 14 July 1779 |
| Builder: | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | April 1780 |
| Launched: | 30 March 1782 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1816 |
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| Class and type: | Ganges-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1679 tons (1705.9 tonnes) |
| Length: | 169 ft 6 in (51.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 8½ in (14.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 3 in (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 590 officers and men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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HMS Ganges was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on March 30, 1782 at Rotherhithe. She was the first ship of the Navy to bear the name.
She saw active service from 1782 to 1811, in Europe and the West Indies; she took at least one prize, the French 24-gun corvette Jacobin. She was present at the Battle of Copenhagen, and commanded by Captain Thomas Fremantle. Also aboard were a contingent of soldiers from the 49th foot, commanded by Isaac Brock. They were supposed to storm the forts at Copenhagen, but the outcome of the naval battle made such an assault unnecessary.
She was commissioned as a prison ship on December 12, 1811, for holding prisoners of war, transferred to the Board of Transport in 1814, and broken up at Plymouth in 1816.
[edit] References
- Michael Phillips. Ships of the Old Navy, A History of Ships of the 18th Century Royal Navy. Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- 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.
[edit] External links
- The HMS Ganges Association Website has a timeline of the activities of the Ganges.
