HMS Leviathan (1790)

Leviathan (1790)
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Leviathan
Ordered9 December 1779
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downMay 1782
Launched9 October 1790
Honours and
awards
FateSold and broken up, 1848
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCourageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,7078994 (bm)
Length172 ft 3 in (52.50 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 9+12 in (6.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Leviathan was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy, launched on 9 October 1790.[1]

Leviathan on the stocks, finished, at the Royal Dockyard Chatham, 1789
  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p180.