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Edinburgh

HMS Edinburgh

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
WarsEgyptian–Ottoman War, Crimean War
Main guns74 muzzle-loading, smoothbore guns

74-gun third rate. Fought at Beirut and Acre; later converted to screw propulsion and served in the Baltic in 1854.

The painting showing the steam auxiliary 'Blackwall frigate' East Indiaman 'Vernon', 996 tons, broadside in the centre on her maiden voyage. She passing HM ships 'Edinburgh' and 'Blenheim' as they beat down Channel off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, on 21 September 1839. Photo: John Lynn (British, active early 19th century), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 74 muzzle-loading, smoothbore guns
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdr guns
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18 pdr guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdr guns + 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdr guns + 2 × 32 pdr carronades
BuilderSamuel & Daniel Brent, Rotherhithe
Laid downNovember 1807
Launched26 November 1811
CommissionedJune 1811
Length176 ft 6 in (53.8 m) (gundeck)
Complement590

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

Career

Launched

26 November 1811

11 September – 10 October 1840 · Egyptian–Ottoman War

3 November 1840 · Egyptian–Ottoman War

8–16 August 1854 · Crimean War

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, November 1865