HMS Scipio was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 October 1782 at Deptford.[1] She was broken up in 1798.[1]

Plan of the orlop deck of Scipio
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Scipio
Ordered11 November 1779
BuilderBarnard, Deptford
Laid downJanuary 1780
Launched22 October 1782
FateBroken up, 1798
General characteristics [1]
Class and type64-gun third-rate Crown-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1387 (bm)
Length160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 3.5 in (5.880 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

Notable people who sailed on her include Matthew Flinders, Francis Laforey, John Nicholson Inglefield and Edward Thornbrough.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p181.

References

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  • 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.
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