HMS Howe (1815)

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

HMS Howe was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 March 1815 at Chatham.

HMS Howe entering the harbor at Malta, 1843
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Howe
Ordered	15 January 1806
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	June 1808
Launched	28 March 1815
Fate	Broken up, 1854
General characteristics
Class and type	Nelson-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2619 bm
Length	205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam	53 ft 8.75 in (16.3767 m)
Depth of hold	24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	120 guns: Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdr carronades

Howe was broken up in 1854.

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.

External links

• Media related to HMS Howe (1815) at Wikimedia Commons