HMS Union (1811)

HMS Union was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1811 at Plymouth.[1]

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

History
UK
Name: HMS Union
Ordered: 16 July 1801
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down: October 1805
Launched: 16 November 1811
Fate: Broken up, 1833
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Boyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 2149 bm
Length: 186 ft (57 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 51 ft 5 in (15.67 m)
Depth of hold: 22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament:
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
Stern of the Union

She was broken up in 1833.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p183.

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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