HMS Sandwich (1759)

HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 April 1759 at Chatham.

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

The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780 shows Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground.
History
Great Britain
NameSandwich
Ordered22 November 1755
BuilderChatham dockyard
Launched14 April 1759
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1810
NotesFloating battery from 1780; harbour service from 1790
General characteristics
Class and typeSandwich-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1869 tons bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold24 ft (7.3 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
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