HMS Sampson (1781)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sampson.
History | |
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Name: | HMS Sampson |
Ordered: | 25 July 1775 |
Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
Laid down: | 20 October 1777 |
Launched: | 8 May 1781 |
Fate: | Broken up, 1832 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Intrepid-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1380 bm |
Length: | 159 ft 6 in (48.62 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: |
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HMS Sampson was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 May 1781 at Woolwich.[1]
She was hulked in 1802 and broken up in 1832.[1]
Notes
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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