HMS Mars (1794)

H.M.S. Mars and the French '74 Hercule off Brest, 21st April 1798, John Christian Schetky
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Mars
Ordered17 January 1788
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down10 October 1789
Launched25 October 1794
FateBroken up, 1823
Notes
General characteristics
Class & typeMars-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,842+2494 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Mars was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 October 1794 at Deptford Dockyard.