HMS Magnificent (1806)
A painting of Magnificient in a storm | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Magnificent |
| Ordered | 31 January 1805 |
| Builder | Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard |
| Laid down | April 1805 |
| Launched | 30 August 1806 |
| Commissioned | September 1806 |
| Fate | Sold, 1843 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Repulse-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,732 3⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 174 ft 2 in (53.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 8 in (14.5 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) (light) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 590 |
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HMS Magnificent was a 74-gun third-rate Repulse-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1806, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.