HMS Nile (1839)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Nile.

As HMS Conway at Rock Ferry
History
UK
Name	HMS Nile
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	October 1827
Launched	28 June 1839
Renamed	HMS Conway, 1876
Fate	Burnt, 1956
General characteristics
Class and type	Rodney-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2598 bm
Length	205 ft 6 in (62.64 m) (gundeck)
Beam	54 ft 5 in (16.59 m)
Depth of hold	23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
Propulsion	Sails (and steam, after 1854)
Sail plan	Full rigged ship
Armament	As second rate, 90 guns: Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs Quarterdeck: 26 × 32 pdrs

HMS Nile was a two-deck 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 June 1839 at Plymouth Dockyard.

In 1854 Nile was fitted with screw propulsion. In 1876 the ship was renamed HMS Conway and served as a training ship at Liverpool. The ship was wrecked while under tow through the Menai Strait in 1953; a fire in 1956 then destroyed her. One may still find nails and timber at the site.

Crew of the Nile c. 1861-1865.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.