HMS Windsor Castle (1790)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Windsor Castle.

Windsor Castle
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Windsor Castle
Ordered10 December 1782
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down19 August 1784
Launched3 May 1790
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1839
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeLondon-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1871 (bm)
Length177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounder guns

HMS Windsor Castle was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 May 1790 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179.