HMS Glatton

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HMS Glatton was a Royal Navy warship of the late 18th century, notable as one of the vessels commanded by Captain William Bligh during his post-Bounty naval career.

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HMS Glatton canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship ⓘ
ship ⓘ
armament 54 guns ⓘ
armamentType 32-pounder long guns (main battery) ⓘ
beam approximately 42 feet ⓘ
BlighCommandEnd 1797 ⓘ
BlighCommandStart 1795 ⓘ
brokenUp 1814 ⓘ
builder Perry, Wells & Green ⓘ
builtAt Blackwall Yard ⓘ
category 1790s ships ⓘ
Ships built on the River Thames ⓘ
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy ⓘ
commandedBy William Bligh ⓘ
convertedTo warship ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 400 men ⓘ
designedAs East Indiaman ⓘ
draught approximately 18 feet ⓘ
engagement Action of 16 July 1796 ⓘ
engagementLocation off the coast of Flanders ⓘ
engagementOpponent Dutch squadron ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
fate broken up ⓘ
flag White Ensign ⓘ
gunDecks two decks ⓘ
hullMaterial wood ⓘ
launched 1792 ⓘ
length approximately 160 feet (gundeck) ⓘ
namedAfter Glatton, Cambridgeshire ⓘ
notableCommander William Bligh ⓘ
notableFeature heavily armed ex-East Indiaman converted to ship of the line ⓘ
notableFor service under Captain William Bligh after the Bounty mutiny period ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
participatedIn French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
previousName Admiral Rainier ⓘ
propulsion sail ⓘ
purchased 1795 ⓘ
purchasedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
purchasedFrom British East India Company ⓘ
role convoy escort ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
shipType fourth-rate ship of the line ⓘ
tonnage approximately 1,400 tons burthen ⓘ
usedInConflict Napoleonic era naval operations ⓘ

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William Bligh → shipCommanded → HMS Glatton ⓘ