HMS Sceptre (1802)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sceptre.
HMS Sceptre was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, built by Dudman of Deptford after a design by Sir William Rule, and launched in December 1802 at Deptford.[1] She served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 before being broken up in 1821.
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Name | HMS Sceptre |
Ordered | 4 February 1800 |
Builder | Dudman, Deptford |
Laid down | December 1800 |
Launched | 11 December 1802 |
Fate | Broken up 1821 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Repulse-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1727 (bm) |
Length | 174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 4 in (14.43 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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