HMS Fortitude (1780)
HMS Fortitude was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Randall & Co. and launched on 23 March 1780 at Rotherhithe.
Fortitude | |
| History | |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Fortitude |
| Ordered | 2 February 1778 |
| Builder | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down | 4 March 1778 |
| Launched | 23 March 1780 |
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| Fate | Broken up, 1820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Albion-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1645 bm |
| Length | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Under Captain Richard Bickerton, Fortitude served in the English Channel. In April 1781 she participated in the second relief of Gibraltar. In May 1781, during the Fourth Anglo–Dutch War, Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker's shifted his flag from HMS Victory to Fortitude. On 5 August, Fortitude fought in the Battle of Dogger Bank as Parker's flagship. After a desperate, bloody battle in which neither combatant gained any advantage, both sides drew off.
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