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Neptune

HMS Neptune

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateSecond rate
Guns98
WarNapoleonic Wars

98-gun second rate, third in Nelson's column at Trafalgar. Took part in the capture of Martinique in 1809; broken up in 1818.

Francis Sartorius - Neptune engaged Trafalgar 1805 Photo: John Francis Sartorius, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downApril 1791
Launched28 January 1797
Length185 ft (56 m) (gundeck)
Complement750

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

Career

Launched

28 January 1797

21 October 1805

Fate

Survived

Broken up in October 1818