HMS Venerable (1784)

HMS Venerable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 April 1784 at Blackwall Yard.

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

The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1798, showing the British flagship Venerable (flying the Blue Ensign from her stern) engaged with the Dutch flagship Vrijheid.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Venerable
Ordered9 August 1781
BuilderPerry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
Laid downApril 1782
Launched19 April 1784
FateWrecked 24 November 1804
Notes
General characteristics
Class and typeCulloden-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1669 (bm)
Length170 ft (51.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 2 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 11 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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