HMS Audacious
Survived
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
74-gun ship. On 28 May 1794 she fought the 110-gun Révolutionnaire alone and was so badly cut up that she was sent home before the main battle. At the Nile and at both battles of Algeciras in 1801.
Armament and specifications
Armament
74 muzzle-loading, smoothbore guns
- Lower gundeck: 28 × 32 pdr guns
- Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdr guns
- Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdr guns
- Quarter deck: 14 × 9 pdr guns
| Builder | John Randall, Rotherhithe |
|---|---|
| Laid down | August 1783 |
| Launched | 23 July 1785 |
| Commissioned | December 1792 |
| Length | 168 ft 2 in (51.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Complement | 600 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
23 July 1785
Glorious First of June
Damaged
28 May – 1 June 1794
Fought Révolutionnaire on 28 May; sent home
Battle of the Nile
Survived
1–3 August 1798
First Battle of Algeciras
Damaged
6 July 1801
Second Battle of Algeciras
Survived
12–13 July 1801
Fate
Survived
Broken up, August 1815