&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Captain_capturing_the_San_Nicolas_and_the_San_Josef.jpg) HMS Captain capturing the San Nicolas and the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Captain |
| Ordered | 14 November 1782 |
| Builder | Batson, Limehouse Yard |
| Laid down | May 1784 |
| Launched | 26 November 1787 |
| Honours and awards | Participated in: |
| Fate | Burned and broken up, 1813 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Canada-class third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1638+63⁄94 (bm)[2] |
| Length | 170 ft (52 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 550 officers and men |
| Armament | |
HMS Captain was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 November 1787 at Limehouse. She served during the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars before being placed in harbour service in 1799. An accident caused her to burn and founder in 1813. Later that year she was raised and broken up.
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 181.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 62.