Vengeur-class ship of the line
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS Anson.
![]() Anson
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Anson |
| Ordered | 2 November 1807 |
| Builder | Steemson, Hull |
| Launched | 11 May 1812 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1851 |
| General characteristics [1] |
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| Class and type | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1742 bm |
| Length | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
- 74 guns:
- Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
- Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
- Quarterdeck: 4 × 12-pounders, 10 × 32-pounder carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders, 2 × 32-pounder carronades
- Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades
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HMS Anson was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 11 May 1812 at Hull.[1]
She was placed on harbour service in 1839, then transported 499 male convicts to Hobart in 1844. For the next seven years, she served as a probation ship for female convicts in Hobart, before ultimately being broken up there in 1851.[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 189.
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.
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