HMS Sultan (1807)

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Name: HMS Sultan
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Builder: Dudman, Deptford
Laid down: December 1805
Launched: 19 September 1807
Fate: Broken up, 1864
General characteristics
Class and type: Fame-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1751 tons (1779.1 tonnes)
Length: 175 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 4 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sultan.

HMS Sultan was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 September 1807 at Deptford.

Sultan became a receiving ship in 1860, and was broken up in 1864.

[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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