HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 12 April 1770.[1] The ship had a huge crew of 600 men. As one of the Royal Navy's largest ships she took part in seven major naval battles.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Resolution |
Ordered | 16 September 1766 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down | July 1767 |
Launched | 12 April 1770 |
Honours and awards | |
Fate | Broken up, 1813 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Class and type | Elizabeth-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 161211⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 46 ft 11 in (14.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She took part in the Spithead review of 1773.
She participated in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780), Battle off Halifax (1780), the Battle of the Chesapeake (1781), Battle of Fort Royal (1781) and the Battle of the Saintes (1782), under the command of Lord Robert Manners, who was mortally wounded in the battle and died during his return to England.
She was reported at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 17 May 1776 with Vice-Admiral Murray[3]
In later life she was part of the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) and Battle of the Basque Roads (1809).
In 1809 she was part of the Expedition to the Scheldt.
Resolution was broken up in 1813.[1]