HMS Conqueror (1773)

HMS Conqueror was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 10 October 1773 at Plymouth.[1]

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Conqueror
Ordered12 October 1768
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1769
Launched10 October 1773
FateBroken up, 1794
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeRoyal Oak-class ship of the line[2]
Tons burthen1606
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

May, 1778 under command of Capt. Thomas Graves.[3]

She was commanded by Captain George Balfour in the Battle of the Saintes, 1782.[4] Here she was fifth in line in the attack on the French fleet.[5]

She was broken up in 1794.[1]

Citations and notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 180.
  2. Winfield, British Warships.
  3. "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. "Balfour". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The Naval Historical Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.106

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 (2007) British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-295-X.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.


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