HMS Robust

Survived

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	74 guns
Wars	American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars

74-gun ship, at Ushant in 1778 and Cape Henry. She led the British line at Cape Henry and took the worst of the French fire. Broken up in 1817.

Battle of Ushant, 1778. Central view of the battle with the flagships. Ships of both sides listed in engagement 1-7: 1. The Formidable (90) engaging La Couronne (80),/ 2. Robust (74) - La Glorieux (74),/ 3. Vigilant (64) - St Michel (64) ,/ 4. P. George (90) - Le Vengeur (64) ,/ 5. Foudroyant (80) - Photo: Joseph Collyer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

Builder	Barnard, Harwich
Launched	25 October 1764
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)

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

Career

Launched

25 October 1764

First Battle of Ushant

Survived

27 July 1778 · American War of Independence

Battle of Cape Henry

Damaged

16 March 1781 · American War of Independence

Led the line; 36 casualties

Battle of Tory Island

Damaged

12 October 1798 · French Revolutionary Wars

First into action with Hoche

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1817