HMS Royal Adelaide

For other ships with the same name, see Royal Adelaide.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Royal Adelaide
Ordered	6 January 1812
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	May 1819
Launched	28 July 1828
Fate	Sold, 1905
General characteristics
Class & type	Princess Charlotte-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2446 bm
Length	197 ft 7 in (60.22 m) (gundeck)
Beam	52 ft 10 in (16.10 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	104 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Middle gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades

HMS Royal Adelaide was a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 July 1828 at Plymouth.

When first ordered in 1812 she was intended to be a second rate of 98 guns, but in the general reclassifications of 1817 she was reclassed as a first rate.

She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1860, and was eventually sold out of the navy in 1905.

References

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