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Polyphemus

HMS Polyphemus

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns64
WarsAmerican War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars

64-gun ship, at Cape Spartel. She fought at Copenhagen and Trafalgar. Broken up in 1827.

Intrepid class (approved 1765) - Intrepid (1770); Monmouth (1772); Defiance (1772); Nonsuch (1774); Ruby (1776); Vigilant (1774); Eagle (1774); America (1777); Anson (1781); Polyphemus (1782); Magnanime (1780); Sampson (1781); Repulse (1780); Diadem (1782); Standard (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Laid downJanuary 1776
Launched27 April 1782
Length160 ft 0 in (48.8 m) (gundeck) 133 ft 3 in (40.6 m) (keel)

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

Career

Launched

27 April 1782

Battle of Cape Spartel
Survived

20 October 1782 · American War of Independence

Battle of Copenhagen
Survived

2 April 1801 · French Revolutionary Wars

Battle of Trafalgar
Survived

21 October 1805 · Napoleonic Wars

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1827