HMS Aboukir (1807)
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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Aboukir.
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| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Aboukir |
| Ordered | 24 November 1802 |
| Builder | Brindley, Frindsbury |
| Laid down | June 1804 |
| Launched | 18 November 1807 |
| Fate | Sold, 1838 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Lengthened Courageux-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1703 bm |
| Length | 172 ft 3.5 in (52.515 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Aboukir was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 November 1807 at Frindsbury.[1]
In 1812 Aboukir served as the flagship to Rear-Admiral Thomas Byam Martin in the Baltic Sea and participated in the defence of Riga.[2]
She was placed on harbour service in 1824, and was sold in 1838.[1]
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
