HMS Resolution

Survived

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	74
War	American War of Independence

74-gun ship, at the Moonlight Battle, Fort Royal, the Chesapeake, St Kitts and the Saintes. Broken up in 1813.

"The moonlight Battle of Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780", by Francis Holman, painted 1780. The painting shows Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground. Photo: Francis Holman, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Originally
Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
1800s
QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades
Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	July 1767
Launched	12 April 1770
Length	Overall:168 ft 6 in (51.4 m) Keel:137 ft 7+3⁄4 in (42.0 m)

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

Career

Launched

12 April 1770

Battle of Cape St Vincent (the Moonlight Battle)

Survived

16–17 January 1780

Battle of Fort Royal

Survived

29 April 1781

Battle of the Chesapeake

Survived

5 September 1781

Battle of St Kitts (Frigate Bay)

Survived

25–26 January 1782

Battle of the Saintes

Survived

12 April 1782

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1813