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'''HMS James Watt''' was a steam and sail-powered [[ship of the line]] of 80 (or 90?) guns launched in 1853. She was a modified sister ship to [[HMS Agamemnon (1852)|HMS ''Agamemnon'']] and was originally ordered as HMS ''Audacious'' but renamed on 18 November 1847 in honour of [[James Watt]], the inventor of the [[steam engine]]. She was the only [[Royal Navy]] ship to bear this name. She was built at the Royal Dockyard, [[Pembroke Dock]] and commissioned at [[Plymouth]] in January 1854 by Captain [[George Elliot (1813-1901)|George Elliot]]. She served in the Baltic campaigns of 1854 and 1855, despite the poor performance of the ship, and the dissatisfaction of Vice-Admiral [[Charles John Napier|Charles Napier]]. |
'''HMS James Watt''' was a steam and sail-powered second rate [[ship of the line]] of 80 (or 90?) guns launched in 1853. She was a modified sister ship to [[HMS Agamemnon (1852)|HMS ''Agamemnon'']] and was originally ordered as HMS ''Audacious'' but renamed on 18 November 1847 in honour of [[James Watt]], the inventor of the [[steam engine]]. She was the only [[Royal Navy]] ship to bear this name. The ship had an overall length of 265 feet 3 inches, length between perpendiculars of 230 feet, and beam of 55 feet 5 inches. Her displacement was 3083 tons and her screw was driven by a 600hp engine. She was built at the Royal Dockyard, [[Pembroke Dock]], launched on 23 April 1853 and commissioned at [[Plymouth]] in January 1854 by Captain [[George Elliot (1813-1901)|George Elliot]]. She served in the Baltic campaigns of 1854 and 1855, despite the poor performance of the ship, and the dissatisfaction of Vice-Admiral [[Charles John Napier|Charles Napier]]. She was sold for breaking up in 1875.<ref> David James, ''Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway'' (Milford Haven: Peter Williams Associates, 2006 ISBN 9534321 X X), pp. 65, 156.</ref> |
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HMS James Watt was a steam and sail-powered second rate ship of the line of 80 (or 90?) guns launched in 1853. She was a modified sister ship to HMS Agamemnon and was originally ordered as HMS Audacious but renamed on 18 November 1847 in honour of James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine. She was the only Royal Navy ship to bear this name. The ship had an overall length of 265 feet 3 inches, length between perpendiculars of 230 feet, and beam of 55 feet 5 inches. Her displacement was 3083 tons and her screw was driven by a 600hp engine. She was built at the Royal Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, launched on 23 April 1853 and commissioned at Plymouth in January 1854 by Captain George Elliot. She served in the Baltic campaigns of 1854 and 1855, despite the poor performance of the ship, and the dissatisfaction of Vice-Admiral Charles Napier. She was sold for breaking up in 1875.[1]
References
- ^ David James, Down the Slipway! Ships of Pembrokeshire's Secret Waterway (Milford Haven: Peter Williams Associates, 2006 ISBN 9534321 X X), pp. 65, 156.