HMS Rodney (1833)

HMS Rodney was a two-deck 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1833, she was broken up in 1884.

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

Bombardment Of Sebastopol by HMS Rodney, showing HMS Spiteful – a 6-gun steam sloop on her starboard side (17 October 1854, Crimean War)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Rodney
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1827
Launched18 June 1833
Commissioned29 August 1835
FateBroken up, February 1884
General characteristics
Class and typeRodney-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2598 bm
Length205 ft 6 in (62.64 m) (gundeck)
Beam54 ft 5 in (16.59 m)
Depth of hold23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
PropulsionSails (and steam, after 1860)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement850 men
Armament
  • As second rate, 90 guns:
    • Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
    • Upper gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs
    • Quarterdeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
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