HMS Victorious (1785)

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

Hull plan for HMS Victorious
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Victorious
Ordered28 December 1781
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Laid downNovember 1782
Launched27 April 1785
FateBroken up, 1803
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCulloden-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1682 59⁄94 (bm)
Length170 ft 6 in (51.97 m) (gundeck); 139 ft 10 in (42.62 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 6+3⁄4 in (14.497 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 11+1⁄2 in (6.083 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 Victorious was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard, London on 27 April 1785.[2] She was the first ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Winfield was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 180.