Goliath was destroyed by fire on 22 December 1875 while at anchor in the River Thames near Grays.[2] Of the approximately 500 on board, 23 boys were killed.[citation needed]
goliath, 1842, other, ships, with, same, name, goliath, goliath, deck, second, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, july, 1842, chatham, dockyard, duchess, buccleuch, launches, goliathhistory, united, kingdom, namehms, goliath, ordered7, october, 1833, bui. For other ships with the same name see HMS Goliath HMS Goliath was an 80 gun two deck second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 25 July 1842 at Chatham Dockyard 1 The Duchess of Buccleuch launches the GoliathHistory United Kingdom NameHMS Goliath Ordered7 October 1833 BuilderChatham Dockyard Laid downFebruary 1834 Launched25 July 1842 FateBurnt 22 December 1875 General characteristics 1 Class and typeVanguard class ship of the line Tons burthen2596 bm Length190 ft 58 m gundeck Beam56 ft 9 in 17 30 m Depth of hold22 ft 6 in 6 86 m PropulsionSails Sail planFull rigged ship Armament78 guns Gundeck 26 32 pdrs 2 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck 26 32 pdrs 2 68 pdr carronades Quarterdeck 14 32 pdrs Forecastle 2 32 pdrs 2 32 pdr carronades Poop deck 4 18 pdr carronades Launch of the Goliath far right and the Virago at Chatham Dockyard Goliath was fitted with screw propulsion in 1857 1 In 1870 she was converted into a pauper training ship for workhouse boys Burning of the Training Ship Goliath The Illustrated London News 1876 Goliath was destroyed by fire on 22 December 1875 while at anchor in the River Thames near Grays 2 Of the approximately 500 on board 23 boys were killed citation needed The burning The Graphic 1876Notes edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p191 The Times London Thursday 23 December 1875 p 5References editLavery 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 edit nbsp Media related to HMS Goliath ship 1842 at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Goliath 1842 amp oldid 1187122995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
