Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Revenge
Ordered:	29 September 1796
Builder:	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down:	August 1800
Launched:	13 April 1805
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of Trafalgar
Fate:	Broken up, 1849
General characteristics
Class and type:	74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1954 tons (1976. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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 2 tonnes)
Length:	181 ft 11 in (55. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 4 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	49 ft 2 in (15. 0 m)
Depth of hold:	20 ft 9 in (6. 3 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Revenge was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 April 1805. 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 The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or She was designed by Sir John Henslow as one of the large class 74s, and was the only ship built to her draught. Sir John Henslow ( 9 October 1730 - 22 September 1815) was Surveyor to the Navy ( Royal Navy) between 1774 and 1806 in the As a large 74, she carried 24 pdrs on her upper gun deck, rather than the 18 pdrs found on the middling and common class 74s.

Newly commissioned, and captained by Robert Moorsom, she fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom KCB ( 8 June 1760 - 14 April 1835) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the She sailed in Collingwood's column. Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood 1st Baron Collingwood ( 26 September 1748 &ndash 7 March 1810) was an Admiral of the

Revenge served until 1842, being broken up in 1849. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common She was one of the first warships of the Royal Navy to be painted with the Nelson Checker. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)

References

External links

• Summary of Revenge's end. (Possibly fiction)
• Article concerning the HMS Revenge's 200th Anniversary.PDF (673 KiB)