HMS Resolution (1770)

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

Battle of Cape St Vincent
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Resolution
Ordered16 September 1766
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1767
Launched12 April 1770
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1813
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and typeElizabeth-class ship of the line
Tons burthen161211⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:168 ft 6 in (51.4 m)
  • Keel:137 ft 7+3⁄4 in (42.0 m)
Beam46 ft 11 in (14.3 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Originally
    • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
    • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
    • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
    • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
  • 1800s
    • QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades
    • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
The Death of Lord Robert Manners (1786) on HMS Resolution

HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 12 April 1770.[1] The ship had a huge crew of 600 men. As one of the Royal Navy's largest ships she took part in seven major naval battles.

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 48.