HMS Abergavenny
| History | |
|---|---|
| East India Company | |
| Name | Earl of Abergavenny |
| Namesake | Earl of Abergavenny |
| Owner | William Dent (principal managing owner) |
| Ordered | 5 December 1787 |
| Builder | Joseph Graham, Harwich |
| Laid down | 8 March 1788 |
| Launched | 24 August 1789 |
| Fate | Sold to the Royal Navy in 1795 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Abergavenny |
| Namesake | Abergavenny in Monmouthshire |
| Builder | Thomas Pitched, Northfleet |
| Acquired | 1795 |
| Commissioned | April 1795 |
| Fate | Sold 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Tons burthen | 118293⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 41 ft 1+1⁄2 in (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 0 in (5.2 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | Indiaman: 99 men Fourth rate: 324 men |
| Armament |
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HMS Abergavenny was originally Earl of Abergavenny, an East Indiaman sailing for the British East India Company (EIC). As an East Indiaman she made two trips to China between 1790 and 1794. The Royal Navy bought her in 1795, converted her to a 56-gun fourth-rate ship of the line, and renamed her. One year later the East India Company built a new and much larger ship which was also named the Earl of Abergavenny and which sank off Weymouth Bay in 1805. HMS Abergavenny was sold for breaking in 1807.