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Loss of HMS Ramillies by Robert Dodd artist
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Ramillies |
Ordered | 1 December 1759 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Launched | 15 April 1763 |
Fate | Burned, 1782 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Ramillies-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1619 (bm) |
Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
HMS Ramillies was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1763 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]