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HMS Aboukir (1807)

History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
Name: HMS Aboukir
Ordered: 24 November 1802
Builder: Brindley, Frindsbury
Laid down: June 1804
Launched: 18 November 1807
Fate: Sold, 1838
General characteristics
Class and type: Lengthened Courageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1703 bm
Length: 172 ft 3.5 in (52.515 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 74 guns:
    • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
    • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
    • Quarterdeck:
    • Forecastle:
      • 2 × 9-pounders
      • 2 × 32-pounder carronades
    • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Aboukir was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 November 1807 at Frindsbury.

She was placed on harbour service in 1824, and was sold in 1838.



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