HMS Russell (1822)

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

Russell
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Russell
BuilderDeptford Dockyard, England
Laid downAugust 1814
Launched22 May 1822
FateBroken up, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class & typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1751 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Russell was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 May 1822 at Deptford.[1]

She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1855, and was broken up in 1865.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 189.

References

  • Lambert, Andrew D. (1984). Battleships in Transition: The Creation of the steam battlefleet 1815 - 1860. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-315-X.
  • Lavery, Brian (1983) 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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