HMS Ajax (1798)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Ajax
- Launch Year
- 1798
- Type
- Ship of the Line
- Class
- Third-rate ship of the line
- Rate
- Third-rate
- Launched
- 1798
- Built at
- Blackwall Yard
- Commissioned
- 1798
- Armament
- 74 guns
- Propulsion
- Sail
- Role
- Ship of the line
- Notable for
- Trafalgar participant
- Fate
- Burned 1807
- Status
- Lost
HMS Ajax was a Royal Navy ship of the line of the 1798 era.
Service History
This page covers HMS Ajax, a third-rate ship of the line associated with third-rate ship of the line.
Historical Significance
HMS Ajax helps illustrate the development and service of British warships in the age of sail.