HMS Union was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy,[1] launched on 16 November 1811 at Plymouth Dockyard.[2]

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Union
Ordered16 July 1801
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1805
Launched16 September 1811
FateBroken up, 1833
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBoyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2,149 bm
Length186 ft (57 m) (gundeck)
Beam51 ft 5 in (15.67 m)
Depth of hold22 ft (6.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-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 edit

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p183.
  2. ^ "Plymouth Dock, Sept. 16". The Times. No. 8403. London. 19 September 1811. col A, p. 3.

References edit

  • 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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