HMS Excellent (1787)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Excellent.

Excellent
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Excellent
Ordered9 August 1781
BuilderGraham, Harwich
Laid downMarch 1782
Launched27 November 1787
Honours and
awards		Battle of Cape St Vincent
FateBroken up, 1835
NotesReduced to 58-guns in 1820; training ship from 1830
General characteristics
Class & typeArrogant-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1645 bm
Length168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Excellent was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich on 27 November 1787. She was the captaincy of John Gell before he was appointed an Admiral.

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