For other ships of the same name, see HMS Formidable.
| HMS Formidable (1825) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Formidable |
| Ordered: | 8 May 1815 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | October 1819 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1825 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1906 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Canopus-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2289 bm |
| Length: | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 52 ft 4 1⁄2 in (16.0 m) (16 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
84 guns:
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HMS Formidable was an 84-gun second rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 May 1825 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
In 1869 Formidable became a training ship, at the National Nautical School in Portishead,[2] and she was sold out of the navy in 1906.[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p190.
- ↑ "BTS Formidable and the National Nautical School". Fedden Village. http://fedden-village.net/histformidable.php. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
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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