HMS Powerful (1826)
_._English_Camp_at_Djouni_Syria_1840._RMG_PW8043_(cropped).jpg) HMS Powerful at the English Camp at Djouni, (near Sidon), Syria in 1840
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Powerful |
| Ordered | 23 January 1817 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | August 1820 |
| Launched | 21 June 1826 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1864 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2296 bm |
| Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 635 men, 60 boys, 150 marines |
| Armament |
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HMS Powerful was an 84-gun
From 1 January 1839 to the end of 1840 Powerful was commanded by Captain
La Valletta, Malta on the evening of 24 June, with band playing and under every stitch of canvas, twelve hours ahead of her rivals.[3]
After a year in the Mediterranean while the political situation changed, the ship took a prominent part in the
Michael Seymour, who commanded her from 1841 until she paid off at Portsmouth in 1843. She was recommissioned in 1848 under the command of Sir Richard Saunders Dundas
under whom she again served in the Mediterranean.
Powerful was used as a target in 1860, and was broken up in 1864.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p190.
- ^ "Ship Launch". The Times. No. 12660. London. 23 May 1825. col E, p. 3.
- ISBN 1-4021-7001-7, Volume 1 pp. 363-7, 372.
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
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