![]() Going aboard Hector in 1891
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History | |
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Name | HMS Hector |
Ordered | 14 January 1771 |
Builder | Adams, Deptford |
Laid down | April 1771 |
Launched | 27 May 1774 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
Fate | Broken up, 1816 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Royal Oak-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1622 (bm) |
Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
HMS Hector was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 27 May 1774 at Deptford.[2]
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