Intended for use in the Napoleonic Wars the end of the wars rendered her obsolete even before she was launched. Her huge crew of 590 men was a huge burden on the state during peace time. She never served any military function.[3]
Pitt was sold for use as a "coal depot" in 1860, sitting In Portsmouth Docks but purely to hold coal brought in by sea from the north to serve the south of England. She was broken up in 1877.[1]
pitt, 1816, other, ships, with, same, name, pitt, pitt, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, built, nicholas, diddams, launched, april, 1816, portsmouth, dockyard, pitthistoryunited, kingdomnamehms, pittbuilderportsmouth, dockyardlaid, downmay, 1813launched13. For other ships with the same name see HMS Pitt HMS Pitt was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy built by Nicholas Diddams and launched on 13 April 1816 at Portsmouth Dockyard 1 2 PittHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS PittBuilderPortsmouth DockyardLaid downMay 1813Launched13 April 1816FateBroken up 1877General characteristics 1 Class and typeVengeur class ship of the lineTons burthen1751 bm Length176 ft 54 m gundeck Beam47 ft 6 in 14 48 m Depth of hold21 ft 6 4 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmamentGundeck 28 32 pounder gunsUpper gundeck 28 18 pounder gunsQD 4 12 pounder guns 10 32 pounder carronadesFc 2 12 pounder guns 2 32 pounder carronadesPoop deck 6 18 pounder carronadesIntended for use in the Napoleonic Wars the end of the wars rendered her obsolete even before she was launched Her huge crew of 590 men was a huge burden on the state during peace time She never served any military function 3 Pitt was sold for use as a coal depot in 1860 sitting In Portsmouth Docks but purely to hold coal brought in by sea from the north to serve the south of England She was broken up in 1877 1 Notes Edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p189 Nicholas Diddams British Third Rate ship of the line Pitt 1816 References 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 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 Pitt 1816 amp oldid 1102187162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
