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HMS Resolution (1770)

{{short description|Ship of the line of the Royal Navy}}

{{Other ships|HMS Resolution}}

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|Ship country=Great Britain

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|Ship name=HMS Resolution

|Ship ordered=16 September 1766

|Ship builder=Deptford Dockyard

|Ship laid down=July 1767

|Ship launched=12 April 1770

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|Ship fate=Broken up, 1813

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|Header caption=Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|p=48}}

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|Ship tons burthen=1612{{small|{{frac|11|94}}}} (bm)

|Ship length=*Overall:{{convert|168|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}}

  • Keel:{{convert|137|ft|7+3/4|in|m|1|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|46|ft|11|in|m|1|abbr=on}}

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|Ship hold depth={{convert|19|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}}

|Ship sail plan=Full-rigged ship

|Ship propulsion=Sails

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|Ship armament=*Originally

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
  • 1800s
  • QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

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HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 12 April 1770. The ship had a crew of about 600 men, and took part in several major naval engagements.

Service history

She took part in the Spithead review of 1773.

She participated in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780), the Battle of the Chesapeake (1781), Battle of Fort Royal (1781) and the Battle of the Saintes (1782), under the command of Lord Robert Manners, who was mortally wounded in the battle and died during his return to England.

She was reported at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 17 May 1776 with Vice-Admiral Murray{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65127252/hms-resolution-1770-at-halifax-nova/|title = HMS Resolution (1770) at Halifax, Nova Scotia|newspaper = The Observer|date = 12 June 1796|page = 2}}

In later life she was part of the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) and Battle of the Basque Roads (1809).

In 1809 she was part of the Expedition to the Scheldt.

Resolution was broken up in 1813.

Notable commanders

Citations and notes

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References

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  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.
  • {{cite book |first1=Rif |last1=Winfield |title=British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates |publisher=Seaforth Publishing|year=2008 |isbn=978-1-86176-246-7}}

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External links

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Category:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy

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Category:Ships built in Deptford

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