HMS Majestic (1785)

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

Tonnant at the Battle of the Nile, by Louis Lebreton. HMS Majestic is seen in the background.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Majestic
Ordered23 August 1781
BuilderAdams & Barnard, Deptford
Laid downJune 1782
Launched11 December 1785
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, April 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCanada-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1623 (bm)
Length170 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • As third rate:
  • Gundeck (GD): 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck (UG): 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
  • As fourth rate:
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 42-pounder carronades
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 2 × 12-pounder guns

HMS Majestic was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched on 11 December 1785 at Deptford.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p181.