 Silhouette of the ship-of-the-line Nassau
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Nassau |
| Ordered | 14 November 1782 |
| Builder | Hilhouse, Bristol |
| Laid down | March 1783 |
| Launched | 28 September 1785 |
| Fate | Wrecked 14 October 1799 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Ardent-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1384 (bm) |
| Length | 160 ft (49 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Nassau was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 September 1785 by Hilhouse in Bristol.[1]
One of her first ship's surgeons is thought to be John Sylvester Hay. He died young but he was the father of the actress Harriett Litchfield.[2]
During the Nore Mutiny she was commanded by Captain Edward O'Bryen. She was converted for use as a troopship in 1797.[1]
Nassau was wrecked on the Kicks sandbar off Texel, the Netherlands, on 14 October 1799, there being 205 survivors and about 100 lives lost.[3]
