HMS Howe (1815)

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Name: HMS Howe
Ordered: 15 January 1806
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Laid down: June 1808
Launched: 28 March 1815
Fate: Broken up, 1854
General characteristics
Class and type: Nelson-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 2619 tons (2661 tonnes)
Length: 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 53 ft 8.75 in (16.377 m)
Depth of hold: 24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

120 guns:

  • Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdr carronades
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Howe.

HMS Howe was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 March 1815 at Chatham.

Howe was broken up in 1854.

[edit] 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.
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