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Talbot

HMS Talbot

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeFrigate
WarsGreek War of Independence, Egyptian–Ottoman War
Main guns20 × 32-pounder guns

28-gun sixth rate at Navarino in 1827 under Frederick Spencer, and at Acre in 1840.

HMS Talbot, Captain Hon. F. Spencer in Action on Naverino, 20 October 1827, by John Christian Schetky Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1831 lower left, inscribed to label verso 67 x 108cm (26¼ x 42½ in.) Original ownerː Reputed to be 8th Earl Spencer, Althorp House, Northamptonshire Photo: John Christian Schetky, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

28 guns

  • Upper gundeck: 20 × 32-pdr carronades
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 18-pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pdr cannon
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downMarch 1821
Launched9 October 1824
Commissioned21 September 1825
Length113 ft 8 in (34.6 m) (gundeck) 94 ft 8 in (28.9 m) (keel)
Complement175

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

Career

Launched

9 October 1824

20 October 1827 · Greek War of Independence

Frederick Spencer

3 November 1840 · Egyptian–Ottoman War

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 5 March 1896