&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Minden_at_the_Bombardment_of_Algiers_1816_by_Chambers_(cropped).jpg) The Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816, by George Chambers (1836), portrays HMS Minden
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Minden |
| Ordered | 9 July 1801 |
| Builder | Wadia Group |
| Launched | 19 June 1810 |
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| Fate | Sold for breaking up, 1861 |
| Notes | Hulked, 1842 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Ganges-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1721 bm |
| Length | 169 ft 6 in (51.66 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Minden was a Royal Navy 74-gun Ganges-class third-rate ship of the line, launched on 19 June 1810[1] from Bombay, India. She was named after the German town Minden and the Battle of Minden of 1759, a decisive victory of British and Prussian forces over France in the Seven Years' War. The town is about 75 km away from Hanover, from where the House of Hanover comes—the dynasty which ruled the United Kingdom from 1714 until 1901.