HMS Blenheim
Sunk
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Second rate |
| Guns | 90 |
| Wars | American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars |
90-gun second rate, at Cape Spartel. Cut down to a 74 in 1801, she disappeared with all hands off Madagascar in a cyclone in 1807, with Rear-Admiral Troubridge aboard.
Armament and specifications
Armament
originally 90 guns
- Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
- Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-guns
- Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-guns
- Fc: 2 × 9-pounderguns
- 1801: reduced to a 74-gun Third Rate
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Launched | 5 July 1761 |
| Commissioned | August 1761 |
| Length | 176 ft 1 in (53.67 m) (gundeck) 142 ft 7 in (43.46 m) (keel) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
5 July 1761
Battle of Cape Spartel
Survived
20 October 1782 · American War of Independence
Battle of Cape St Vincent
Damaged
14 February 1797 · French Revolutionary Wars
Fate
Sunk
Foundered, 1807