HMS Monarch (1765)

	HMS Monarch in the lead, forcing the Passage of the Sound, 30 March 1801, prior to the Battle of Copenhagen
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Monarch
Ordered	22 November 1760
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Launched	20 July 1765
Fate	Broken up, 1813
Notes	Participated in:; First Battle of Ushant; Battle of Cape St Vincent; Battle of the Chesapeake; Capture of Sint Eustatius; Battle of St. Kitts; Battle of the Saintes; Battle of the Mona Passage; Battle of Muizenberg; Battle of Camperdown; Battle of Copenhagen;
General characteristics
Class and type	Ramillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1612 bm
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs; Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs;

HMS Monarch was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adam Hayes and launched on 20 July 1765 at Deptford Dockyard.

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