HMS Duke (1777)
Duke
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Duke |
Ordered | 18 June 1771 |
Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
Laid down | October 1772 |
Launched | 18 October 1777 |
Fate | Broken up, 1843 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Duke-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 194328⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Duke was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1777 at Plymouth.[1]
She was named after the Duke of Cumberland of Culloden fame and had a figurehead of the Duke.[2]
She was at the Battle of the Saintes' (known to the French as the Bataille de la Dominique), or Battle of Dominica, that took place 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. Under command of Captain Alan Gardner (later Baron Gardner) she served in the white squadron under overall control of Admiral George Rodney.[2]
Duke was employed on harbour service from 1799, and was broken up in 1843.[1]
Citations and notes[]
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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- Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
- Duke-class ships of the line
- 1777 ships
- United Kingdom ship of the line stubs