HMS Conquestador (1810)

HMS Conquestador was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 1 August 1810 at Northam.[1]

Conquestadore
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Conquestador
Ordered20 October 1806
BuilderGuillam, Northam
Laid downAugust 1807
Launched1 August 1810
FateSold, 1897
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1773 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

She was cut down to a 50-gun ship in 1827, and hulked in 1860. Conquestador was sold out of the Navy in 1897.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. p.88 ISBN 0-85177-252-8.