&sq=&lang=&file=File:Going_aboard_HMS_Hector.jpg) Going aboard Hector in 1891
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Hector |
| Ordered | 14 January 1771 |
| Builder | Adams, Deptford |
| Laid down | April 1771 |
| Launched | 27 May 1774 |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
| Fate | Broken up, 1816 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Royal Oak-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1622 (bm) |
| Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Hector was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 27 May 1774 at Deptford.[2]
- ^ "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.