HMS Glory (1788)

HMS Glory (center) in company with HMS Valiant
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Glory
Ordered16 July 1774
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid down7 April 1775
Launched5 July 1788
Honours &
awards
FateBroken up, 1825
General characteristics
Class & typeDuke-class ship of the line
Tons burthen194417⁄94 bm
Length
  • Overall:177 ft 5 in (54.1 m)
  • Keel:145 ft 5 in (44.3 m)
Beam50 ft 1+3⁄8 in (15.3 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns

HMS Glory was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 5 July 1788 at Plymouth.

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