HMS Venerable (1784)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venerable.
HMS Venerable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 April 1784 at Blackwall Yard.[1]
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The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1798, showing the British flagship Venerable (flying the Blue Ensign from her stern) engaged with the Dutch flagship Vrijheid. | |
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Name | HMS Venerable |
Ordered | 9 August 1781 |
Builder | Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard |
Laid down | April 1782 |
Launched | 19 April 1784 |
Fate | Wrecked 24 November 1804 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Culloden-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1669 (bm) |
Length | 170 ft (51.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 2 in (14.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 11 in (6.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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