HMS Duke (1777)

HMS Duke was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1777 at Plymouth.[1]

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

Duke
History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Duke
Ordered: 18 June 1771
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down: October 1772
Launched: 18 October 1777
Fate: Broken up, 1843
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Duke-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1943​28⁄94 (bm)
Length: 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold: 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs
The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782, by Nicholas Pocock. Dominating the left foreground the ‘'Duke'’ is moving in to break the line and engage two French ships

She was named after the Duke of Cumberland of Culloden fame and had a figurehead of the Duke.[2]

She was at the Battle of the Saintes' (known to the French as the Bataille de la Dominique), or Battle of Dominica, that took place 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. Under command of Captain Alan Gardner (later Baron Gardner) she served in the white squadron under overall control of Admiral George Rodney.[3]

Duke was employed on harbour service from 1799, and was broken up in 1843.[1]

Citations and notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179.
  2. Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.111
  3. Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.111

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.


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