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HMS Britannia (1762)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Britannia.
HMS Britannia, also known as Old Ironsides, was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.
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Name | HMS Britannia |
Ordered | 25 April 1751 |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Cost | £45,844/2s/8d |
Laid down | 1 July 1751 |
Launched | 19 October 1762 |
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Nickname(s) | Old Ironsides[1] |
Fate | Broken up, 1825 |
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Class and type | 1745 Establishment 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2116 |
Length | 178 ft (54.3 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 51 ft (15.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 850 officers and men |
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