HMS Theseus (1786)

	HMS Theseus in the 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane.
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Theseus
Namesake	Theseus
Ordered	11 July 1780
Builder	Perry, Blackwall Yard
Laid down	3 September 1783
Launched	25 September 1786
Fate	Broken up, 1814
Notes	Participated in:; Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; Battle of the Nile; Siege of Acre.; Battle of the Basque Roads;
General characteristics
Class and type	Culloden-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1660 (bm)
Length	170 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 11 in (6.07 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns; Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns;

HMS Theseus was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

One of the eight Culloden-class ships designed by Thomas Slade, she was built at Perry, Blackwall Yard, London and launched on 25 September 1786.

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