HMS Hannibal (1786)

HMS Hannibal was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1786, named after the Carthaginian general Hannibal. She is best known for having taken part in the Algeciras Campaign, and for having run aground during the First Battle of Algeciras on 5 July 1801, which resulted in her capture. She then served in the French Navy until she was broken up in 1824.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hannibal and French ship Annibal.

HMS Hannibal (left foreground) lies aground and dismasted at the First Battle of Algeciras.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Hannibal
Ordered19 June 1782
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Laid downApril 1783
Launched15 April 1786
Honours and
awards		Participated in: First Battle of Algeciras
Captured6 July 1801 by the French at the First Battle of Algeciras
France
NameAnnibal
Acquired6 July 1801
FateBroken up 1824
General characteristics
Class and typeCulloden-class ship of the line
Tons burthen161957⁄94 (bm)
Length170 ft (51.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6+3⁄4 in (14.5 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
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