HMS Ajax (1798)
Watercolour of HMS Ajax, in the collections of the National Maritime Museum; no artist or date given | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMS Ajax |
| Ordered | 30 April 1795 |
| Builder | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down | September 1795 |
| Launched | 3 March 1798 |
| Commissioned | June 1798 |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Accidentally burnt, 14 February 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ajax-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,94346⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 49 ft 6 in (15.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 3 in (6.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
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HMS Ajax was an Ajax-class 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy. She was built by John Randall & Co of Rotherhithe and launched on the Thames on 3 March 1798. Ajax participated in the Egyptian operation of 1801, the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805 and the Battle of Trafalgar, before she was lost to a disastrous fire in 1807 just prior the Dardanelles operation.