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HMS Theseus (1786)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:H.M.S._Theseus_Vice_Admiral_Dacres,_in_the_Hurricane_Plate_1.jpg) HMS Theseus in the 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane.
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| 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 | |
| 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]
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