HMS Scarborough (1812)

HMS Scarborough was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 29 March 1812 at Harwich.[1]

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

Scarborough
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Scarborough
Ordered13 July 1807
BuilderGraham, Harwich
Laid downJanuary 1808
Launched29 March 1812
FateSold, 1836
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1745 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

Scarborough was sold out of the Navy in 1836.[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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