When first ordered in 1812 she was intended to be a second rate of 98 guns, but in the general reclassifications of 1817 she was reclassed as a first rate.
She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1860, and was eventually sold out of the navy in 1905.[1]
royal, adelaide, 1828, other, ships, with, same, name, royal, adelaide, royal, adelaide, first, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, july, 1828, plymouth, history, united, kingdom, namehms, royal, adelaide, ordered6, january, 1812, builderplymouth, dockyar. For other ships with the same name see Royal Adelaide HMS Royal Adelaide was a 104 gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 28 July 1828 at Plymouth 1 History United Kingdom NameHMS Royal Adelaide Ordered6 January 1812 BuilderPlymouth Dockyard Laid downMay 1819 Launched28 July 1828 FateSold 1905 General characteristics 1 Class and typePrincess Charlotte class ship of the line Tons burthen2446 bm Length197 ft 7 in 60 22 m gundeck Beam52 ft 10 in 16 10 m Depth of hold22 ft 6 in 6 86 m PropulsionSails Sail planFull rigged ship Armament104 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs 2 68 pdr carronades Middle gundeck 32 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 32 24 pdrs Quarterdeck 2 18 pdrs 12 32 pdr carronades Forecastle 2 18 pdrs 2 32 pdr carronades When first ordered in 1812 she was intended to be a second rate of 98 guns but in the general reclassifications of 1817 she was reclassed as a first rate She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1860 and was eventually sold out of the navy in 1905 1 Notes edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p187 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 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Royal Adelaide ship 1828 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 Royal Adelaide 1828 amp oldid 1071465701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
