HMS Robust (1764)

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

Plan of Robust
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Robust
Ordered16 December 1761
BuilderBarnard, Harwich
Launched25 October 1764
FateBroken up, 1817
NotesHarbour service from 1812
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeRamillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1624 bm
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 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
Robust (second left) at the Battle of Ushant, 1778

HMS Robust was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Barnard and launched on 25 October 1764 at Harwich.[1] She was the first vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name.[a]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p177.


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