HMS Majestic (1853)
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Name: | HMS Majestic |
Builder: | Chatham dockyard |
Launched: | 1 December 1853 |
Fate: | Broken up, 1868 |
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Class & type: | Second rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 2589 tons |
Length: | 190 ft (58 m) |
Beam: | 57 ft (17 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails and screw |
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HMS Majestic was the second ship to bear the name. She was an 80-gun second rate ship of the line, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 1 December 1853. She spent 12 years on the stocks beforehand.[2] She was fitted with both sail and screw propulsion. She served in the Crimean War, and acted as part of Liverpool's harbour defences from 1860-66, during which time she was noted for blocking two ships commissioned by the American Confederacy from leaving Laird's Shipyard in Birkenhead.[1][3] She was eventually broken up in 1868 after 35 years in service.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/online/pre-raphaelites/sweethearts.aspx
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/picture-of-month/displaypicture.asp?venue=2&id=249