HMS Sultan was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 September 1807 at Deptford Wharf.[1]
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sultan |
| Ordered | 31 January 1805 |
| Builder | Dudman, Deptford Wharf |
| Laid down | December 1805 |
| Launched | 19 September 1807 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1864 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Fame-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1751 (bm) |
| Length | 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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In 1809, she took part in the Battle of Maguelone while captained by Edward Griffith.[2]
On 10 October 1814 Sultan was escorting some transports when Baring wrecked at Beerhaven. Sultan's boats, and those of Shamrock, were able to rescue the crew and all the troops, save five men.[3] The troops consisted of 200 men from the 40th Regiment of Foot.[4]
Fate edit
Sultan became a receiving ship in 1860, and was broken up in 1864.[1]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p188.
- ^ Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 4. Challamel ainé. pp. 56–58.
- ^ Lloyd's List.
- ^ Grocott (1997), pp.370-1.
References edit
- Grocott, Terence (1997) Shipwrecks of the revolutionary & Napoleonic eras (Chatham). ISBN 1-86176-030-2
- 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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