HMS Union (1811)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Union
Ordered16 July 1801
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1805
Launched16 September 1811
FateBroken up, 1833
General characteristics
Class & typeBoyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2,149 bm
Length186 ft (57 m) (gundeck)
Beam51 ft 5 in (15.67 m)
Depth of hold22 ft (6.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades

HMS Union was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1811 at Plymouth Dockyard.

She was broken up in 1833.

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