HMS Africa (1781)

	HMS Africa
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Africa
Ordered	11 February 1778
Builder	Barnard, Deptford
Laid down	2 March 1778
Launched	11 April 1781
Fate	Broken up, May 1814
Notes	Participated in:; Battle of Cuddalore; Battle of Trafalgar;
General characteristics
Class and type	Inflexible-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,4144⁄94 (bm)
Length	160 ft 10 in (49 m) (gundeck); 132 ft 9 in (40.5 m) (keel);
Beam	44 ft 9 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns:; LD: 26 × 24-pounder guns; UD: 26 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns; Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns;

HMS Africa was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched by William Barnard at Barnard's Thames Yard in Deptford on 11 April 1781.

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