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

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]

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. ^ a b c 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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