British Second Rate ship of the line 'London' (1840)

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London
Nominal Guns	92	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.1826	B181
Keel Laid Down	10.1827	B065
Launched	28.9.1840	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	Rodney Class (1826)	B028
Category	Second Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	1884	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck205' 6"Imperial Feet62.5145
Length of Keel170' 4"Imperial Feet51.8175
Breadth54' 5"Imperial Feet16.491
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Burthen2,598Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck206' 0"Imperial Feet62.7888
Breadth54' 6"Imperial Feet16.4973
Burthen2,589Tons BM

Armament

28.9.1840Broadside Weight = 1510 Imperial Pound ( 684.785 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Upper Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle24 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17.11.1826820Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
25.2.1841Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £74647.0.0dB181
1858Converted to a screw ship of the LineB065
5.1858Refitted as a 92 gun Second Rate Screw Ship of the Line

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

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