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HMS Robust (1764)

Plan of Robust
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Robust
Ordered16 December 1761
BuilderBarnard, Harwich
Launched25 October 1764
FateBroken up, 1817
NotesHarbour service from 1812
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeRamillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1624 bm
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
Robust (second left) at the Battle of Ushant, 1778

HMS Robust was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Barnard and launched on 25 October 1764 at Harwich.[1] She was the first vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name.[a]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 177.


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