HMS Queen
Survived
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| War | Crimean War |
| Main guns | 2 × 68-pounder guns |
110-gun first rate. Set on fire by red-hot shot at Sevastopol and had to haul out of the line.
Armament and specifications
Armament
(originally) 110 guns
- Lower gun deck: 28 × 32-pdrs, 2 × 68-pdr carronades
- Middle gun deck: 28 × 32-pdrs, 2 × 68-pdr carronades
- Upper gun deck: 32 × 32-pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 10 × 32-pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 32-pdrs, 2 × 68-pdr carronades
- Poop deck: 4 × 18-pdrs
(as converted to screw propulsion) 86 guns
- Lower gun deck: 30 × 8-inch shell guns
- Quarterdeck and forecastle: 22 × 32-pdrs, 2 × 68 pdrs
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | November 1833 |
| Launched | 15 May 1839 |
| Length | originally 204 ft 2+1⁄2 in (62.2 m) (gun deck) 166 ft 5+1⁄4 in (50.7 m) (keel) as converted 216 ft 7+1⁄2 in (66.0 m) (gun deck) 174 ft 1+3⁄4 in (53.1 m) (keel) |
| Complement | 950 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
15 May 1839
Bombardment of Sevastopol
Damaged
17 October 1854
Set on fire
Fate
Survived
Broken up, 1871