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Friday, 6 May 2022

British ship of the line 1st class HMS Britannia 1813-1869

John Ward off Hull, 1847. Maritime museum Hull

Building ordered on 6 November 1812, laid down by Devonport Dockyard in December 1813, launched on 20 October 1820, hospital ship in 1855, cadet training ship in 1859, barracks for cadets in 1863 and sold to be broken up in 1869. Burthen tonnage 2.616 tons builders measurement and as dimensions 62 (gundeck) x 16,31 x 7.06 or 205 x 53.6 x 23.3 feet. With an armament of 120 guns.

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