Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
 Monarch at Sheerness, December 1850
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Monarch |
| Ordered | 23 July 1817 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | August 1825 |
| Launched | 18 December 1832 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1866 |
| General characteristics [1] |
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| Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2255 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 |
| Armament |
- 84 guns:
- Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
- Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 6 × 24 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 24 pdrs, 4 × 32 pdr carronades
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HMS Monarch was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 December 1832 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
She was used as a target ship from 1862, and broken up in 1866.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 190.
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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