![]() HMS Fame in foul weather by Charles Dixon
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History | |
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Name | HMS Fame |
Ordered | 13 April 1756 |
Builder | Bird, Deptford |
Laid down | 28 May 1756 |
Launched | 1 January 1759 |
Renamed | HMS Guildford, December 1799 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold out of the service, 1814 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1565 89⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 7 in (14.20 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Fame was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, in service during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.