HMS Achille (1798)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Achille.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Achille
Ordered10 June 1795
BuilderCleverley, Gravesend
Laid downOctober 1795
Launched16 April 1798
Honours and
awards
FateSold, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class and typePompée-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,981
Length182 ft 2 in (55.52 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders

HMS Achille[Note 1] was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by Cleverley Bros., a private shipyard at Gravesend, and launched on 16 April 1798. Her design was based on the lines of the captured French ship Pompée.[1] She was the fourth Royal Navy ship to be named after the Greek hero Achilles in the French style.

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p.185.


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