HMS Goliath (1842)
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Name | HMS Goliath |
Ordered | 7 October 1833 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | February 1834 |
Launched | 25 July 1842 |
Fate | Burnt, 22 December 1875 |
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Class and type | Vanguard-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2596 bm |
Length | 190 ft (58 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 56 ft 9 in (17.30 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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The Duchess of Buccleuch launches the Goliath
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Launch of the Goliath (far right) and the Virago at Chatham Dockyard
HMS Goliath was an 80-gun two-deck second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 July 1842 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
Goliath was fitted with screw propulsion in 1857.[1] In 1870, she was converted into a pauper training ship for workhouse boys. Goliath was destroyed by fire on 22 December 1875 while at anchor in the River Thames near Grays.[2] Of the approximately 500 on board, 23 boys were killed.[citation needed]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p191.
- ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 23 December 1875, p.5
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.
Categories:
- Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
- Vanguard-class ships of the line
- Ships built in Chatham
- 1842 ships
- Maritime incidents in December 1875
- United Kingdom ship of the line stubs