HMS Caesar
Survived
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 80 |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
80-gun ship, Sir Richard Strachan's flagship at Cape Ortegal. At the Basque Roads in 1809.
Armament and specifications
Armament
80 guns
- Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
- Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
| Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 24 January 1786 |
| Launched | 16 November 1793 |
| Length | 181 ft (55 m) (gundeck) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
16 November 1793
Glorious First of June
Survived
28 May – 1 June 1794 · French Revolutionary Wars
Led the line; failed to break it
First Battle of Algeciras
Damaged
6 July 1801 · French Revolutionary Wars
Saumarez's flagship
Second Battle of Algeciras
Survived
12–13 July 1801 · French Revolutionary Wars
Saumarez's flagship
Battle of Cape Ortegal
Survived
4 November 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Strachan's flagship
Battle of the Basque Roads
Survived
11–24 April 1809 · Napoleonic Wars
Fate
Survived
Broken up, 1821