![]() Excellent
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History | |
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Name | HMS Excellent |
Ordered | 9 August 1781 |
Builder | Graham, Harwich |
Laid down | March 1782 |
Launched | 27 November 1787 |
Honours and awards | Battle of Cape St Vincent |
Fate | Broken up, 1835 |
Notes | Reduced to 58-guns in 1820; training ship from 1830 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Arrogant-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1645 bm |
Length | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
HMS Excellent was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich on 27 November 1787.[1] She was the captaincy of John Gell before he was appointed an Admiral.[2]