HMS Nonsuch (1774)

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History
Great Britain
NameHMS Nonsuch
Ordered30 November 1769
BuilderIsrael Pownoll, Plymouth Dockyard
Laid downJanuary 1772
Launched17 December 1774
FateBroken up, 1802
General characteristics
Class & typeIntrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1373 (bm)
Length159 ft 5 in (48.6 m) (gundeck);130 ft 10+12 in (39.9 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 0+78 in (13.4 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 0+12 in (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • As third rate: 500 (491 from 1794)
  • As floating battery: 230 officers and men, 14 Marines, and 50 supernumeraries.
Armament
  • As third rate:
    • Gun deck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
    • Upper gun deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
    • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
    • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns
  • As floating battery:
    • Lower deck: 20 × 68-pounder carronades
    • Upper deck: 26 × 24-pounder guns

HMS Nonsuch was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 17 December 1774 at Plymouth. She was broken up in 1802.