Elizabeth as drawn by Thomas Luny
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Elizabeth
Ordered6 November 1765
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid down6 May 1766
Launched17 October 1769
FateBroken up, 1797
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeElizabeth-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1617 bm
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
The approved plan showing the inboard profile for Elizabeth, 1769
HMS Elizabeth in a storm circa 1791

HMS Elizabeth was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 October 1769 at Portsmouth Dockyard.[1]

In 1778 James Bisset served on the ship as a newly commissioned lieutenant under Captain Frederick Maitland. Maitland had married Bisset's first cousin, Margaret Louisa Dick of Edinburgh.[2]

She was broken up in 1797.[1]

Citations and notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.
  2. ^ "Thomas Bisset and his Relationship with Cook".

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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Elizabeth-class ship of the line
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