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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Nelson |
| Ordered: | 23 November 1805 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down: | December 1809 |
| Launched: | 4 July 1814 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1928 |
| Notes: | Screw ship from 1860 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Nelson-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2617 tons (2659 tonnes) |
| Length: | 205 ft (62.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 53 ft 8¾ in (16.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 120 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Nelson.
HMS Nelson was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 July 1814 at Woolwich. She was converted into a screw ship in 1860, and eventually broken up in 1928.
References
- 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.
