HMS Leviathan (1790)

Leviathan (1790)
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Leviathan
Ordered9 December 1779
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downMay 1782
Launched9 October 1790
Honours &
awards
FateSold and broken up, 1848
General characteristics
Class & typeCourageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,70789⁄94 (bm)
Length172 ft 3 in (52.50 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 9+1⁄2 in (6.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Leviathan was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy, launched on 9 October 1790.

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