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HMS Benbow (1813) (1st)
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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Benbow was a third rate,
72-gun ship-of-the-line. Built by Brent of Rotherhithe, launched 03-Feb-1813, 176ft 6in long, 49ft wide and of 1,773 tons builders measurement. Used for harbour service Feb-1848. Reduced to a coal hulk Aug-1859 Sold 23-Nov-1892, and broken up at Woolwich 1895. Won the Battle Honour: Syria 1840.
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