HMS Theseus (1786)

HMS Theseus in the 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane.
History
Great Britain
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
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Battle of the Nile Siege of Acre. Battle of the Basque Roads
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	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

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]