HMS Royal William (1833)

History
United Kingdom
NameRoyal William
Ordered30 December 1823
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1825
Launched2 April 1833
FateBurnt, 1899
General characteristics (as a steamship)
Class & typeBroadened Caledonia-class ship of the line
Displacement3,520 long tons (3,580 t)
Tons burthen2849 bm
Length216 ft 9 in (66.07 m) (gundeck)
Beam55 ft 7 in (16.94 m)
Draught24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
Installed power1,763 ihp (1,315 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft; 1 single-expansion steam engine
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement830
Armament

HMS Royal William was a 120-gun, three-deck, first rate, broadened Caledonia-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. Completed in 1834, the ship remained in ordinary until she was razeed and converted into a steam-powered, 89-gun, second rate, two decker during the 1850s. She played a minor role in the Crimean War of 1854–1855 and became a training ship in 1884.