HMS Blenheim (1761)
Blenheim | |
| History | |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Blenheim |
| Ordered | 12 November 1755 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 5 July 1761 |
| Commissioned | August 1761 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "St Vincent" |
| Fate | Foundered, 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sandwich-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,827 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 49 ft 1 in (14.96 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Blenheim was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 5 July 1761 at Woolwich. In 1797 she participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent. In 1801 Blenheim was razeed to a third rate. She disappeared off Madagascar with all hands in February 1807. Her fate remains a mystery.