HMS Nassau (1785)
Silhouette of the ship-of-the-line Nassau
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Nassau |
Ordered | 14 November 1782 |
Builder | Hilhouse, Bristol |
Laid down | March 1783 |
Launched | 28 September 1785 |
Fate | Wrecked 14 October 1799 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Ardent-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1384 (bm) |
Length | 160 ft (49 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
HMS Nassau was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 September 1785 by Hilhouse in Bristol.[1]
One of her first ship's surgeons is thought to be John Sylvester Hay. He died young but he was the father of the actress Harriett Litchfield.[2]
During the Nore Mutiny she was commanded by Captain Edward O'Bryen. She was converted for use as a troopship in 1797.[1]
Nassau was wrecked on the Kicks sandbar off Texel, the Netherlands, on 14 October 1799, there being 205 survivors and about 100 lives lost.[3]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
External links
- Media related to HMS Nassau (ship, 1785) at Wikimedia Commons
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