HMS Minotaur (1793)
The shipwreck of the Minotaur, oil on canvas, by J. M. W. Turner | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Minotaur |
| Ordered | 3 December 1782 |
| Builder | William Rule, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | January 1788 |
| Launched | 6 November 1793 |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Wrecked, 22 December 1810 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Courageux-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,723 (bm) |
| Length | 172 ft 3 in (52.50 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 9+1⁄2 in (6.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Minotaur was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 6 November 1793 at Woolwich. She was named after the mythological bull-headed monster of Crete. She fought in three major battles – Nile, Trafalgar, and Copenhagen (1807) – before she was wrecked, with heavy loss of life, in December 1810.