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Carnatic Class (1779)

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Carnatic Class

Class Details
Nationality British
Approved 1779
Designer John Henslow
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Designed Crew 640
Ships in Class 4
Designed Dimensions
Dimension   Type Metric Source
Length of Gundeck 172' 3" Imperial Feet 52.5 B064
Length of Keel 140' 51/4" Imperial Feet 42.81 B064
Breadth 47' 9" Imperial Feet 14.55 B064
Depth in Hold 20' 9" Imperial Feet 6.32 B064
Burthen 1,70321/94 Tons BM B064
Designed Armament
Location Quantity Type Source
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder B064
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 18-Pounder B064
Quarterdeck 14 British 9-Pounder B064
Forecastle 4 British 9-Pounder B064
Ships in Class
Launch Date Name
1783/01/21 Carnatic
1787/04/04 Colossus
1790/10/09 Leviathan
1793/11/06 Minotaur
General Notes
Origin British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
A 'middling' class, built to the lines of the Courageux, taken in 1761 and noticably bigger than other 74's of the time
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
The Naval gazetteer, Biographer and Chronologist J W Norie
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien

Last Updated :2009/03/22 at 19:52:51 by Cy

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