HMS Ramillies (1763)

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

Painting of Ramillies (centre) in the 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Ramillies
Ordered1 December 1759
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched15 April 1763
FateScuttled on 21 September 1782
General characteristics
Class & typeRamillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1619 (bm)
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 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 Ramillies was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched on 15 April 1763 at Chatham Dockyard, she served in the American War of Independence. Ramillies was scuttled on 21 September 1782 during the 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane.

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