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HMS Brave (1805) (4th)
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This the fourth ship to carry the name HMS Brave was a third
rate, 80-gun, ship-of-the-line. Originally French, (Formidable), captured in action off the coast of Spain, 04-Nov-1805. 194ft 6in long, 51ft 6in wide and of 2,249 tons builders measurement. Armed with 32 x 32pdr, 18 x 32pdr carronades, 30 x 18pdr and 4 x 12pdr guns. Used as a prison ship from Jan-1808, then as a powder hulk from Oct-1814. Sold for breaking up at Plymouth, Apr-1816.
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