HMS Nassau (1785)
Silhouette of the ship-of-the-line Nassau
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| Name: | HMS Nassau |
| Ordered: | 14 November 1782 |
| Builder: | Hilhouse, Bristol |
| Laid down: | March 1783 |
| Launched: | 28 September 1785 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ardent-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1384 (bm) |
| Length: | 160 ft (49 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | |
HMS Nassau was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 September 1785 by Hilhouse in Bristol.
One of her first ship's surgeons is thought to be John Sylvester Hay. He died young but he was the father of the actress Harriett Litchfield.
During the Nore Mutiny she was commanded by Captain Edward O'Bryen. She was converted for use as a troopship in 1797. Nassau was wrecked in 1799.
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