HMS Union (1811)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Union
Ordered	16 July 1801
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	October 1805
Launched	16 November 1811
Fate	Broken up, 1833
General characteristics
Class and type	Boyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2,149 bm
Length	186 ft (57 m) (gundeck)
Beam	51 ft 5 in (15.67 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	98 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs; Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades; Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades;

Stern of the Union

HMS Union was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1811 at Plymouth.^[1]

She was broken up in 1833.^[1]

Notes[]

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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History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Union
Ordered	16 July 1801
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	October 1805
Launched	16 November 1811
Fate	Broken up, 1833
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Boyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2,149 bm
Length	186 ft (57 m) (gundeck)
Beam	51 ft 5 in (15.67 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades