&sq=&lang=&file=File:Holman,_Cape_St_Vincent.jpg) The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780 shows Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground.
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | Sandwich |
| Ordered | 22 November 1755 |
| Builder | Chatham dockyard |
| Launched | 14 April 1759 |
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| Fate | Broken up, 1810 |
| Notes | Floating battery from 1780; harbour service from 1790 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Sandwich-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1869 tons bm |
| Length | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 April 1759 at Chatham.[1]