Canopus class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Canopus |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | None |
| Succeeded by: | Vanguard-class |
| In service: | 10 November 1821 - 1929 |
| Completed: | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Length: |
193 ft 10 in (59.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 52 ft 4½ in (15.96 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
84 guns:
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| Notes: | Ships in class include: Ganges, Asia, Vengeance, Formidable, Powerful, Clarence, Bombay, Thunderer, Monarch |
The Canopus-class ships of the line were a class of nine 80-84 gun two-deck second rates of the Royal Navy. Their design was based on an enlarged version of the lines of the captured French ship Franklin, since commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Canopus. This class of ships is sometimes referred to as the Formidable-class.
[edit] Ships
- Builder: Bombay Dockyard
- Ordered: 4 June 1816
- Launched: 10 November 1821
- Fate: Sold, 1929
- Builder: Bombay Dockyard
- Ordered: 22 April 1819
- Launched: 19 January 1824
- Fate: Sold, 1908
- Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 January 1817
- Launched: 27 July 1824
- Fate: Sold, 1897
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 January 1817
- Launched: 21 June 1826
- Fate: Broken up, 1864
- Builder: Bombay Dockyard
- Ordered: 26 January 1825
- Launched: 17 February 1828
- Fate: Burnt, 1864
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 January 1817
- Launched: 22 September 1831
- Fate: Sold, 1901
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 July 1817
- Launched: 18 December 1832
- Fate: Broken up, 1866
[edit] 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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