HMS Neptune (1832) facts for kids
Neptune portrayed in the Illustrated London News, 1854
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Name | HMS Neptune |
Namesake | Neptune |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down | January 1827 |
Launched | 22 September 1832 |
Fate | Sold, 1875 |
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Class and type | Broadened Caledonia-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2694 bm |
Length | 205 ft 5.5 in (62.624 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 54 ft 6 in (16.61 m) |
Depth of hold | 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | full-rigged ship |
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HMS Neptune was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 September 1832 at Portsmouth.
She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1859, and was sold out of the service in 1875.
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