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HMS Sampson (1781)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sampson.
Intrepid class (approved 1765) - Intrepid (1770); Monmouth (1772); Defiance (1772); Nonsuch (1774); Ruby (1776); Vigilant (1774); Eagle (1774); America (1777); Anson (1781); Polyphemus (1782); Magnanime (1780); Sampson RMG J3629.jpg
Sampson
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
Name: HMS Sampson
Ordered: 25 July 1775
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down: 20 October 1777
Launched: 8 May 1781
Fate: Broken up, 1832
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Intrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1380 bm
Length: 159 ft 6 in (48.62 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:
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Sampson was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 May 1781 at Woolwich.[1]

She was hulked in 1802 and broken up in 1832.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p181.

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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