HMS Minotaur
Wrecked
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
74-gun ship, at the Nile and Trafalgar, where she captured Neptuno. Wrecked on the Haak Sands off the Texel in December 1810 with most of her crew.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Gun deck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
- Upper gun deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
- QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
- Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
| Builder | William Rule, Woolwich Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | January 1788 |
| Launched | 6 November 1793 |
| Length | 172 ft 3 in (52.50 m) (gundeck) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
6 November 1793
Battle of the Nile
Survived
1–3 August 1798 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Trafalgar
Survived
21 October 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Took Neptuno
Fate
Wrecked
Wrecked, 22 December 1810