HMS Royal Sovereign (1786)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royal Sovereign.
HMS Royal Sovereign was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy,[1] which served as the flagship of Admiral Collingwood at the Battle of Trafalgar. She was the third of seven Royal Navy ships to bear the name. She was launched at Plymouth Dockyard on 11 September 1786,[1] at a cost of £67,458, and was the only ship built to her design. Because of the high number of Northumbrians on board the crew were known as the Tars of the Tyne.[2]
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The opening engagement at Trafalgar; Royal Sovereign raking the stern of the Spanish flagship Santa Ana; John Wilson Carmichael | |
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Name | HMS Royal Sovereign |
Ordered | 3 February 1772 |
Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
Laid down | 7 January 1774 |
Launched | 11 September 1786 |
Renamed | HMS Captain, 17 August 1825 |
Honours and awards | Participated in: |
Fate | Broken up, 1841 |
Notes | Harbour service from 1826 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 100-gun first-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2175 (bm) |
Length | 183 ft 10+1⁄2 in (56.0 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 52 ft 1 in (15.88 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft 2+1⁄2 in (6.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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