HMS Hannibal (1786)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hannibal and French ship Annibal.
HMS Hannibal was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1786,[1] named after the Carthaginian general Hannibal. She is best known for having taken part in the Algeciras Campaign, and for having run aground during the First Battle of Algeciras on 5 July 1801, which resulted in her capture. She then served in the French Navy until she was broken up in 1824.
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HMS Hannibal (left foreground) lies aground and dismasted at the First Battle of Algeciras. | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Hannibal |
Ordered | 19 June 1782 |
Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
Laid down | April 1783 |
Launched | 15 April 1786 |
Honours and awards | Participated in: First Battle of Algeciras |
Captured | 6 July 1801 by the French at the First Battle of Algeciras |
France | |
Name | Annibal |
Acquired | 6 July 1801 |
Fate | Broken up 1824 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Culloden-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 161957⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 170 ft (51.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 6+3⁄4 in (14.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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