![]() HMS Theseus in the 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane.
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History | |
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Name | HMS Theseus |
Namesake | Theseus |
Ordered | 11 July 1780 |
Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
Laid down | 3 September 1783 |
Launched | 25 September 1786 |
Fate | Broken up, 1814 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Culloden-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1660 (bm) |
Length | 170 ft (52 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 2 in (14.38 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 11 in (6.07 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
HMS Theseus was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.
One of the eight Culloden-class ships designed by Thomas Slade, she was built at Perry, Blackwall Yard, London and launched on 25 September 1786.[1]