HMS Union

Survived

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Second rate
Guns	90 guns
Wars	Seven Years' War, American War of Independence

90-gun second rate, at Cape Spartel. Broken up in 1816.

Body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Neptune (1756) and Union (1756), both 90-gun Second Rate, three-deckers. The plan indicates proposed alterations dated 1754 during their construction. Signed by Joshua Allin (Surveyor of the Navy, 1716-1755). Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

90 guns

Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 10 × 6 pdrs
Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	5 June 1751
Launched	25 September 1756
Commissioned	September 1756
Length	171 ft (52.1 m) (gundeck)

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

Career

Launched

25 September 1756

Battle of Quiberon Bay

Survived

20 November 1759 · Seven Years' War

Sir Charles Hardy

Battle of Cape Spartel

Survived

20 October 1782 · American War of Independence

Fate

Survived

Broken up, October 1816