HMS Majestic (1853)
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| Name: | HMS Majestic |
| Builder: | Chatham dockyard |
| Launched: | 1 December 1853 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1868 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2589 tons |
| Length: | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Beam: | 57 ft (17 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails and screw |
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80 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Majestic.
HMS Majestic was the second ship to bear the name. She was an 80-gun second rate ship of the line, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on December 1, 1853. She spent 12 years on the stocks before hand. She was fitted with screw propulsion and eventually broken up in 1868 after 35 years in service.
[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.
