HMS Union (1756)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Union.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | HMS Union |
| Ordered: | 12 July 1750 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 25 September 1756 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1816 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1750 amendments 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1781 |
| Length: | 171 ft (52.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 48 ft 6 in (14.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Union was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 25 September 1756.[1]
In 1756, one of the midshipmen on the Union was John Hunter, later to become an admiral and the second Governor of New South Wales.[2]
In 1799, Union was converted to serve as a hospital ship, and continued in this role until 1816, when the decision was taken to have her broken up.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p174.
- ↑ Auchmuty, J.J. (1966). "Hunter, John (1737-1821)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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.
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