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Ardent (1782); Crown (1782); Scipio (1782); Veteran (1787) RMG J3380.jpg
Plan of the orlop deck of Crown
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History
Great Britain
Name HMS Crown
Builder Perry, Blackwall Yard
Laid down September 1779
Launched 15 March 1782
Fate Broken up, 1816
General characteristics
Class and type Crown-class ship of the line
Tons burthen 1405 8⁄94 (bm)
Length 160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck)
Beam 44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
Depth of hold 19 ft 3.5 in (5.880 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 Crown was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 March 1782 at Blackwall Yard.

Thomas Whitcombe - H.M.S. Crown and her squadron running up the Channel towards Deal where other ships of the fleet are anchored offshore CKS 2005
Crown and her squadron running up the Channel towards Deal where other ships of the fleet are anchored offshore, ca 1784. Thomas Whitcombe

She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1798, and was broken up in 1816.

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