HMS Hector (1774)

Going aboard Hector in 1891
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Hector
Ordered14 January 1771
BuilderAdams, Deptford
Laid downApril 1771
Launched27 May 1774
Honours and
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1]
FateBroken up, 1816
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeRoyal Oak-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1622 (bm)
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 ×  32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 ×  18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 ×  9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 ×  9-pounder guns

HMS Hector was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 27 May 1774 at Deptford.[2]

  1. ^ "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.