HMS Sampson (1781)

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

Sampson
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Sampson
Ordered	25 July 1775
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	20 October 1777
Launched	8 May 1781
Fate	Broken up, 1832
General characteristics
Class & type	Intrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1380 bm
Length	159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Sampson was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 May 1781 at Woolwich.

She was hulked in 1802 and broken up in 1832.

See also

• Samson § Military

References

Bibliography

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.