HMS Captain (1787)

HMS Captain capturing the San Nicolas and the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Captain
Ordered	14 November 1782
Builder	Batson, Limehouse Yard
Laid down	May 1784
Launched	26 November 1787
Honours and awards	Participated in: Battle of Genoa Battle of Cape St Vincent
Fate	Burned and broken up, 1813
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Canada-class third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1638+63⁄94 (bm)[2]
Length	170 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	550 officers and men
Armament	Lower gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Captain was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 November 1787 at Limehouse. She served during the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars before being placed in harbour service in 1799. An accident caused her to burn and founder in 1813. Later that year she was raised and broken up.