HMS Fame (1759)

HMS Fame in foul weather by Charles Dixon
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Fame
Ordered13 April 1756
BuilderBird, Deptford
Laid down28 May 1756
Launched1 January 1759
RenamedHMS Guildford, December 1799
Honours &
awards
FateSold out of the service, 1814
General characteristics
Class & type74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1565 89⁄94 (bm)
Length165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 7 in (14.20 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 10 in (6.05 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Fame was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, in service during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.

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