HMS Howe (1815)

HMS Howe was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 March 1815 at Chatham.[1]

HMS Howe entering the harbor at Malta, 1843
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Howe
Ordered15 January 1806
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downJune 1808
Launched28 March 1815
FateBroken up, 1854
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeNelson-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2619 bm
Length205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam53 ft 8.75 in (16.3767 m)
Depth of hold24 ft (7.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 120 guns:
  • Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdr carronades

Howe was broken up in 1854.[1]

Notes

  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p187.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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