HMS Caesar (1793)

	HMS Caesar engaging Mont Blanc at the Battle of Cape Ortegal, 4 November 1805
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Caesar
Ordered	November 1783
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	24 January 1786
Launched	16 November 1793
Fate	Broken up, 1821
Notes	Participated in:; Battle of Algeciras Bay; Battle of Cape Ortegal; Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne;
General characteristics
Class and type	80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	2002 74⁄94 (bm)
Length	181 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
Beam	51 ft 3 in (15.62 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns:; Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs; Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs;

HMS Caesar, also Cæsar, was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1793 at Plymouth. She was designed by Sir Edward Hunt, and was the only ship built to her draught. She was also one of only two British-built 80-gun ships of the period, the other being HMS Foudroyant.

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