Blenheim
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Blenheim |
Ordered | 12 November 1755 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 5 July 1761 |
Commissioned | August 1761 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "St Vincent"[1] |
Fate | Foundered, 1807 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Sandwich-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,827 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 49 ft 1 in (14.96 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Blenheim was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 5 July 1761 at Woolwich.[2] In 1797 she participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent. In 1801 Blenheim was razeed to a third rate. She disappeared off Madagascar with all hands in February 1807.