HMS Royal Oak (1809)

An image of HMS Fame, Royal Oak's sister ship
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Royal Oak
Namesake	Royal Oak
Builder	Dudman, Deptford Wharf
Laid down	December 1805
Launched	4 March 1809
Fate	Broken up, 1850
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Fame-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1759 (bm)
Length	175 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	650 officers and men (inc. 60-80 marines)
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 12-pounder guns, 10 × 32-pounder carronades Forecastle: 4 × 12-pounder guns, 2 × 32-pounder carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Royal Oak was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 March 1809 at Dudman's yard at Deptford Wharf.^[1] Her first commanding officer was Captain Pulteney Malcolm.