HMS Rippon (1812)

Plan showing a part midship section for Rippon
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Rippon
Ordered1 January 1808
BuilderRichard Blake & John Scott, Bursledon
Laid downOctober 1808
Launched8 August 1812
FateBroken up 1821
General characteristics
Class & typeArmada-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1770 bm
Length
  • Overall:176 ft 4 in (53.7 m)
  • Keel:145 ft 1+3⁄4 in (44.2 m)
Beam47 ft 10+1⁄2 in (14.6 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 0+1⁄2 in (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
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
  • PD: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Rippon was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 August 1812 at Bursledon. She was broken up in 1821.

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