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HMS Carnatic off Plymouth, 18 August 1789
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Carnatic
Ordered14 July 1779
BuilderDudman, Deptford Wharf
Laid downMarch 1780
Launched21 January 1783
RenamedHMS Captain, 1815
FateBroken up, 1825
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Courageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen17193094 ( bm)
Length172 ft 4+12 in (52.5 m) (gundeck); 140 ft 5+14 in (42.8 m) (keel)
Beam48 ft 0 in (14.6 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 9+12 in (6.337 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Carnatic was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 January 1783 at Deptford Wharf. [1] The British East India Company paid for her construction and presented her to the Royal Navy. [2]

On 17 May 1815, the Admiralty renamed her HMS Captain. Captain was broken up on 30 September 1825. [1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p.57.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p.227.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN  0905617967
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN  978-1861762467.