HMS Revenge (1805)

HMS Revenge at Gosport
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Revenge
Ordered	29 September 1796
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	August 1800
Launched	13 April 1805
Honours and awards	Participated in: Battle of Trafalgar
Fate	Broken up, 1849
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	74-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1954 (bm)
Length	181 ft 11 in (55.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	49 ft 2 in (15.0 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 9 in (6.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 24-pounder guns QD: 12 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Revenge was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 April 1805. Sir John Henslow designed her as one of the large class 74s; she was the only ship built to her draught. As a large 74, she carried 24-pounder guns on her upper gun deck, rather than the 18-pounder guns found on the middling and common class 74s.^[1]