HMS Carnatic (1823)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Carnatic.

HMS Carnatic was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 October 1823 at Portsmouth Dockyard. Her design was based on HMS Cornwallis, as completed.

The ship's figurehead
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Carnatic
Ordered	10 November 1817
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	January 1818
Launched	21 October 1823
Fate	Sold, 1914
General characteristics
Class and type	74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1790 bm
Length	177 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	48 ft 10+1⁄2 in (14.9 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-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

Carnatic was hulked in 1860, and sold out of the navy in 1914.

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.