 Rochfort during the internment of Sir Thomas Freemantle on 22 December 1819, at Baia Bay, Naples
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Rochfort |
| Ordered | 1 June 1809 |
| Builder | Jacobs, Milford Haven |
| Laid down | August 1809 |
| Launched | 6 August 1814 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1826 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2082 bm |
| Length | 192 ft 8.5 in (58.738 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 49 ft 4.5 in (15.050 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Rochfort was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 August 1814 at Milford Haven. She was designed by the French émigré Jean-Louis Barrallier, and was the only ship built to her draught.[1] A second ship, Sandwich, was cancelled in 1811 before construction could be completed.[2]
Lloyd's List reported in May 1817 that the Revenue cutter stork and Rochefort's tender "Cornelian" had recaptured the ship Catherina, of and from Hamburg for Lisbon, and the galiot Catherina, of Oldenborg from Antwerp for Havre, which a Tunesian schooner had captured on 27 May. The British also captured the schooner and brought all three vessels into Dover.[3]
Fate
Rochfort was broken up in 1826.[1]
Citations
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p189.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 50.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5181. 30 May 1817. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005778173. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-78346-926-0.
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