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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS Union.
|
History |
United Kingdom |
Name | HMS Union |
Ordered | 16 July 1801 |
Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
Laid down | October 1805 |
Launched | 16 September 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
|
Stern of the Union
HMS Union was a 98-gun
second-rate
ship of the line of the
Royal Navy,
[1] launched on 16 November 1811 at
Plymouth Dockyard.
[2]
She was broken up in 1833.
[1]
- ^
a
b
c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p183.
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^ "Plymouth Dock, Sept. 16". The Times. No. 8403. London. 19 September 1811. col A, p. 3.
- 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.