HMS Glory (1788)

HMS Glory was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 5 July 1788 at Plymouth.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Glory.

HMS Glory (center) in company with HMS Valiant
History
Kingdom of Great Britain
NameHMS Glory
Ordered16 July 1774
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid down7 April 1775
Launched5 July 1788
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1825
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Duke-class ship of the line
Tons burthen194417⁄94 bm
Length
  • Overall:177 ft 5 in (54.1 m)
  • Keel:145 ft 5 in (44.3 m)
Beam50 ft 1+3⁄8 in (15.3 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns

Glory served as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Stirling at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805, commanded by Captain Samuel Warren.

Glory was re-rated as a prison ship at Chatham on 27 September 1809. Lieutenant Richard Simmonds commanded her in 1810 and 1811.[1][Note 1] His replacement was Lieutenant Robert Tyte.[1]

Fate

Glory was paid off into ordinary in August 1814. In 1815 the navy used her as a powder hulk. She was ordered to be broken up in 1819; break up was completed at Chatham on 30 July 1825.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. In 1812 Simmonds assumed command of the gunbrig HMS Attack.[2]

Citations

  1. Winfield (2008), p. 21.
  2. Winfield (2008), p. 339.

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.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.


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