HMS Hannibal (1786)
Hannibal (centre-left) dismasted and lying aground at the First Battle of Algeciras | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Hannibal |
| Ordered | 19 June 1782 |
| Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
| Laid down | April 1783 |
| Launched | 15 April 1786 |
| Honours & awards | Participated in: First Battle of Algeciras |
| Captured | 6 July 1801 by the French at the First Battle of Algeciras |
| France | |
| Name | Annibal |
| Acquired | 6 July 1801 |
| Fate | Broken up 1824 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Culloden-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 161957⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 170 ft (51.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 6+3⁄4 in (14.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Hannibal was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1786, named after the Carthaginian general Hannibal. She is best known for having taken part in the Algeciras Campaign, and for having run aground during the First Battle of Algeciras on 5 July 1801, which resulted in her capture. She then served in the French Navy until she was broken up in 1824.