HMS Aboukir (1807)

HMS Aboukir was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 November 1807 at Frindsbury.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Aboukir.

A drawing of HMS Aboukir
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Aboukir
Ordered24 November 1802
BuilderBrindley, Frindsbury
Laid downJune 1804
Launched18 November 1807
FateSold, 1838
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeLengthened Courageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1703 bm
Length172 ft 3.5 in (52.515 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
    • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
    • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
    • Quarterdeck:
    • Forecastle:
      • 2 × 9-pounders
      • 2 × 32-pounder carronades
    • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

In 1812 Aboukir served as the flagship to Rear-Admiral Thomas Byam Martin in the Baltic Sea and participated in the defence of Riga.[2]

She was placed on harbour service in 1824, and was sold in 1838.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.
  2. Winfield, British Warships.

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.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.


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