HMS Queen (1769)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Queen.
HMS Queen was a three-deck 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 September 1769 at Woolwich Dockyard. She was designed by William Bateley, and was the only ship built to her draught.[1] Her armament was increased to 98 guns in the 1780s.[2]
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HMS Queen at the King's Dock Woolwich in 1771, by Hendrik Kobell | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Queen |
Ordered | 10 November 1761 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 18 September 1769 |
Honours and awards | |
Fate | Broken up 1821 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1876 (bm) |
Length | 177 ft 6 in (54.1 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 49 ft 6 in (15.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft 9 in (6.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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