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Brutus

Brutus

Survived

Batavian Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns74 guns
WarFrench Revolutionary Wars

74-gun ship, Rear-Admiral Bloys van Treslong's flagship at Camperdown. Escaped.

Painting of the ship Braband (1785-1820), (ex. Brutus, ex. Willem de Eerste). Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • Lower gundeck: 28 × 36-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 24-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck and Forecastle: 16 × 12-pounder guns
Laid down1782
Launched1785
Commissioned1785

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1785

11 October 1797

Rear-Admiral Bloys van Treslong's flagship

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1820