HMS Crown (1782)

HMS Crown was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 March 1782 at Blackwall Yard.

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

Plan of the orlop deck of Crown
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Crown
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Laid downSeptember 1779
Launched15 March 1782
FateBroken up, 1816
General characteristics
Class and typeCrown-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1405 8⁄94 (bm)
Length160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 3.5 in (5.880 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1798, and was broken up in 1816.

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