HMS Dragon (1798)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dragon and HMS Fame.
HMS Dragon was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 April 1798 at Rotherhithe. She was designed by Sir William Rule, and was the only ship built to her draught.[2]
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HMS Dragon by Antoine Roux | |
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Name | HMS Dragon |
Ordered | 30 April 1795 |
Builder | Wells, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | August 1795 |
Launched | 2 April 1798 |
Renamed | HMS Fame in 1842 |
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Fate | Broken up, 1850 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1814+74⁄95 (bm) |
Length | 178 ft (54.3 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 48 ft 3 in (14.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
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