HMS Ajax (1767)
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HMS Ajax (1767)
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 The Ajax, a Man of War, sailing into Portsmouth Harbour, with a View of Southsea Castle | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name: | HMS Ajax |
| Ordered: | 4 December 1762 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 23 December 1767 |
| Fate: | Sold out of the service, 1785 |
| Notes: |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1615 |
| Length: | 167 ft 10 in (51.16 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 5 in (14.45 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Ajax was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 December 1767 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She was designed by William Bateley, and was the only ship built to her draught.[1]
She saw extensive action in the War of American Independence, taking part in the Battles of Cape St. Vincent, the Chesapeake, St. Kitts and the Saintes.[citation needed]
She was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia in the Great Hurricane of 1780[2] but recovered and was sold in 1785.[1]
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^ abc Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 177.
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- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press.
ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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