HMS Poictiers (1809)

Poictiers
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Poictiers
Ordered1 October 1806
BuilderKing, Upnor
Laid downAugust 1807
Launched9 December 1809
FateBroken up, 1857
General characteristics
Class & typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen17643⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:176 ft 3 in (53.7 m)
  • Keel:145 ft 2+3⁄8 in (44.3 m)
Beam47 ft 9+1⁄2 in (14.6 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 1 in (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement590
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Poictiers was a 74-gun Royal Navy third rate. This ship of the line was launched on 9 December 1809 at Upnor. During the War of 1812 she was part of the blockade of the United States. She was broken up in 1857.

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