HMS Vanguard
Survived
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 guns |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
74-gun ship, Nelson's flagship at the Nile, where he was wounded in the head. She had been dismasted in a storm off Sardinia two months before.
Armament and specifications
Armament
74 muzzle-loading, smoothbore guns
- Lower gundeck: 28 × 32 pdr guns
- Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdr guns
- Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdr guns
- Quarter deck: 14 × 9 pdr guns
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 October 1782 |
| Launched | 6 March 1787 |
| Length | 168 ft 2 in (51.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Complement | 600 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
6 March 1787
Battle of the Nile
Damaged
1–3 August 1798
Nelson's flagship; Nelson wounded
Fate
Survived
Broken up, 1821