HMS Britannia (1820)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Britannia
- Launch Year
- 1820
- Type
- Ship of the Line
- Class
- First-rate ship of the line
- Rate
- First-rate
- Launched
- 1820
- Built at
- Portsmouth Dockyard
- Commissioned
- 1820
- Armament
- 120 guns
- Propulsion
- Sail
- Role
- Ship of the line
- Notable for
- Later flagship and training use
- Fate
- Broken up 1869
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Britannia was a large first-rate of the post-Napoleonic navy.
Service History
She served in flagship and later training roles.
Historical Significance
She demonstrates the long afterlife of great sailing warships.