HMS Polyphemus (1782)

Polyphemus
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Polyphemus
Namesake	Polyphemus the Cyclops
Ordered	1 December 1773
Builder	Sheerness Dockyard
Laid down	January 1776
Launched	27 April 1782
Honours and awards	Battle of Cape Spartel Naval General Service Medal with clasps: "Copenhagen 1801"[1] "Trafalgar"[1] "16 July Boat Service 1806"[2] Siege of Santo Domingo
Fate	Broken up, 1827
Notes	Powder hulk from 1813
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Intrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	140871⁄94 (bm)
Length	160 ft 0 in (48.8 m) (gundeck) 133 ft 3 in (40.6 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 7 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 0 in (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Polyphemus, a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 27 April 1782 at Sheerness. She participated in the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen, the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Siege of Santo Domingo. In 1813 she became a powder hulk and was broken up in 1827.