HMS Vigo (1810)
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Vigo |
| Ordered | 20 October 1806 |
| Builder | Ross, Rochester |
| Laid down | April 1807 |
| Launched | 21 February 1810 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1865 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1787 bm |
| Length | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Vigo was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 February 1810 at Rochester.[1]
She became a receiving ship in 1827, and was broken up in 1865.[1]
HMS Vigo is one of the few but significant number of ships to have been built by a shipyard owned by a woman. A Mrs Mary Ross was the widow of the former owner of Acorn Warf at Rochester. She was evidently successful in the business and would go on to build a further 8 vessels for the Royal Navy, including one other 74-gun ship, HMS Stirling Castle.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.
- ^ Doe, Helen (2006). "Challenging Images: Mrs Mary Ross of Rochester, nineteenth-century businesswoman and warship builder". Journal for Maritime Research. 8 (1): 46–60. doi:10.1080/21533369.2006.9668355.
References
- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.