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HMS Leviathan (1790) (2nd)
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This the second ship to carry the name HMS Leviathan was a third
rate, 74-gun ship-of-the-line. Built at Chatham Dockyard, launched 09-Oct-1790, 172ft long, 48ft wide, and of 1,707 tons builders measurement. Fought at the Battle of Trafalgar where she sustained light damage, with 4 of her crew killed and 22 wounded. (see: Fleets after the Battle). Used as a convict ship Oct-1816. Used as a target Oct-1846. Sold 07-Aug-1848. Won the Battle Honours: First of June 1794, Minorca 1798 and Trafalgar 1805.
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05 December, 2012.
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