HMS Spartiate
Survived
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| 1797–1798 | Spartiate | |
| from 1798 | Spartiate Captured at the Nile |
74-gun ship built at Toulon. Captured at the Nile and taken into the Royal Navy; at Trafalgar.
Armament and specifications
Armament
74 guns
- Lower gun deck: 28 × 36-pounder long guns
- Upper gun deck: 30 × 18-pounder long guns
Forecastle and Quarter deck
- 16 × 8-pounder long guns
- 4 × 36-pdr carronades
Armour
- Timber
| Builder | Toulon shipyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | November 1794 |
| Launched | 24 November 1797 |
| Commissioned | March 1798 |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 November 1797
Battle of the Nile
Captured
1–3 August 1798 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Trafalgar
Survived
21 October 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Fate
Survived
Broken up, May 1857