HMS Britannia (1762)

	Britannia on the Hamoaze entering Devonport harbour
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Britannia
Ordered	25 April 1751
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Cost	£45,844/2s/8d
Laid down	1 July 1751
Launched	19 October 1762
Renamed	HMS Princess Royal – 6 January 1810; HMS St. George – 18 January 1812; HMS Barfleur – 2 June 1819;
Nickname(s)	Old Ironsides
Fate	Broken up, 1825
Notes	Participated in:; Battle of Cape Spartel; Battle of Genoa; Battle of Cape St. Vincent; Battle of Trafalgar;
General characteristics
Class and type	1745 Establishment 100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	2116
Length	178 ft (54.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam	51 ft (15.5 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	850 officers and men
Armament	100 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 42 pdrs; Middle gundeck: 28 × 24 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 28 × 12 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 12 × 6 pdrs; Forecastle: 4 × 6 pdrs;

HMS Britannia, also known as Old Ironsides, was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

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