HMS Poictiers (1809)

Poictiers
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Poictiers
Ordered	1 October 1806
Builder	King, Upnor
Laid down	August 1807
Launched	9 December 1809
Fate	Broken up, 1857
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	17643⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:176 ft 3 in (53.7 m) Keel:145 ft 2+3⁄8 in (44.3 m)
Beam	47 ft 9+1⁄2 in (14.6 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 1 in (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	590
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Poictiers was a 74-gun Royal Navy third rate. This ship of the line was launched on 9 December 1809 at Upnor. During the War of 1812 she was part of the blockade of the United States. She was broken up in 1857.