HMS Redoubtable (1815)

HMS Redoubtable was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 January 1815 at Woolwich.[1]

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

Redoubtable
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Redoubtable
Ordered29 December 1806
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid downApril 1809
Launched26 January 1815
FateBroken up, 1841
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1759 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

Redoubtable was broken up in 1841.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p189.

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.


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