HMS Armada (1810)

HMS Armada was a Royal Navy 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, launched in 1810. She was the first ship to carry the name. After a relatively undistinguished career, Armada was sold out of the Navy in 1863 and broken up at Marshall's ship breaking yard in Plymouth.

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

Armada
History
United Kingdom
NameArmada
Ordered21 October 1806
BuilderBlackburn, Turnchapel
Laid downFebruary 1807
Launched23 March 1810
FateSold, 1863
General characteristics
Class and typeVengeur-class third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1749 34⁄94 (bm)
Length176 ft (53.6 m) (gundeck); 145 ft (44.2 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.5 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns, 2 × 32-pounder carronades
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