Formidable at Sheerness in December 1850
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Formidable |
Ordered | 8 May 1815 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | October 1819 |
Launched | 19 May 1825 |
Fate | Sold, 1906 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2289 bm |
Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 52 ft 4+1⁄2 in (16.0 m) (16 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Formidable was an 84-gun second rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 May 1825 at Chatham Dockyard.[1] With a crew of 700 she was one of the Navy's largest ships at that time.