HMS Standard (1782)

Plan of Standard
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Standard
Ordered5 August 1779
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downMay 1780
Launched8 October 1782
FateBroken up, 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeIntrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1370 bm
Length159 ft 6 in (48.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 4 in (13.5 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Standard was a 64-gun Royal Navy third-rate ship of the line, launched on 8 October 1782 at Deptford.[1] She was the last of the 15 Intrepid-class vessels, which were built to a design by John Williams.

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