The Tonnant at the Battle of the Nile, by Louis Lebreton. The Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2 1798 saw a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat a French Louis Le Breton (1818 Douarnenez – 1866 was a French painter who specialised in marine paintings HMS Majestic is seen in the background.
Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Majestic
Ordered:	23 August 1781
Builder:	Adams & Barnard, Deptford
Laid down:	June 1782
Launched:	11 December 1785
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of the Nile
Fate:	Broken up, April 1816
Notes:	Reduced to a 58-gun fourth rate, 1813
General characteristics
Class and type:	Canada class ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1623 tons (1649 tonnes)
Length:	170 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	46 ft 9 in (14. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2 1798 saw a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat a French Design During this period in British naval architecture the 74-gun third rates were divided into two distinct groupings the 'large' and 'common' classes A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 2 m)
Depth of hold:	20 ft 6 in (6. 2 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	As third rate, 74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs As fourth rate, 58 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 42 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Quarterdeck: 2 × 12 pdrs

HMS Majestic was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched on 11 December 1785 at Deptford. In the British Royal Navy, a third-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 64 to 80 guns typically built with two Gun decks (thus the related term A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. She fought at the Battle of the Nile, where she engaged the French ships Tonnant and Heureux, helping to force their surrenders. The Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2 1798 saw a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat a French She was captained by George Blagdon Westcott, who was killed in the battle. She was razeed into a 58-gun fourth-rate frigate in 1813 and broken up in 1816 after a stranding. Razee Plane A razee (or razée) is a Sailing ship that has been cut down ( razeed) to reduce the number of decks In the British Royal Navy, a fourth-rate was during the first half of the 18th century a Ship of the line mounting from 46 up to 60 guns For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship

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