HMS Theseus (1786)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Theseus
NamesakeTheseus
Ordered11 July 1780
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Laid down3 September 1783
Launched25 September 1786
FateBroken up, 1814
Notes
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCulloden-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1660 (bm)
Length170 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 11 in (6.07 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Theseus was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

One of the eight Culloden-class ships designed by Thomas Slade, she was built at Perry, Blackwall Yard, London and launched on 25 September 1786.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p180.