HMS Goliath (1842)

Vanguard-class ship of the line

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Goliath.

The Duchess of Buccleuch launches the Goliath

History
United Kingdom
Name| HMS Goliath
Ordered| 7 October 1833
Builder| Chatham Dockyard
Laid down| February 1834
Launched| 25 July 1842
Fate| Burnt, 22 December 1875
General characteristics [1]
Class and type| Vanguard-class ship of the line
Tons burthen| 2596 bm
Length| 190 ft (58 m) (gundeck)
Beam| 56 ft 9 in (17.30 m)
Depth of hold| 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion| Sails
Sail plan| Full-rigged ship
Armament|

* 78 guns:
* Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
* Upper gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
* Quarterdeck: 14 × 32 pdrs
* Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
* Poop deck: 4 × 18 pdr carronades

Launch of the Goliath (far right) and the Virago at Chatham Dockyard

HMS Goliath was an 80-gun two-deck second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 July 1842 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]

Goliath was fitted with screw propulsion in 1857.[1] In 1870, she was converted into a pauper training ship for workhouse boys.

Burning of the Training-Ship Goliath, The Illustrated London News, 1876

Goliath was destroyed by fire on 22 December 1875 while at anchor in the River Thames near Grays.[2] Of the approximately 500 on board, 23 boys were killed.[citation needed]

The burning. The Graphic 1876

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p191.
2. ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 23 December 1875, p.5

## References

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* Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

## External links

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* Media related to HMS Goliath (ship, 1842) at Wikimedia Commons

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Vanguard-class ships of the line

* Vanguard
* Collingwood
* Goliath
* Superb
* Meeanee
* Centurion
* Lion
* Colossus
* Mars

* List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1875

Shipwrecks|

* 14 Jan: Georgia
* 24 Feb: Ann, Gothenburg
* 7 May: Schiller
* 13 Jun: Geffrard
* 18 Jun: Saranac
* 1 Jul: Strathmore
* 16 Jul: Champlain II
* 21 Jul: Forfait
* 23 Jul: Abbotsford
* 26 Aug: Comet
* 1 Sep: Vanguard
* 20 Sep: Vidar
* 27 Sep: Ellen Southard
* c. Sep: Edith
* 6 Oct: Merchant
* 31 Oct: Magenta
* 5 Nov: James W. Elwell
* 6 Nov: Pacific
* 9 Nov: City of Waco
* 6 Dec: Deutschland
* 22 Dec: Goliath
* 31 Dec: Harvest Queen
* Unk: Amberes
* Unk: Dunbrody

Other incidents|

* 18 Jan: Jorawur
* 30 Jan: Countess of Erne
* Feb: HMS Charybdis
* 9 Mar: Adriatic
* Mar: Shady Side
* 7 Apr: HMS Tamar
* 15 Apr: HMS Tamar
* Apr: HMS Beagle
* Apr: Shady Side
* 24 May: Esmeralda
* 21 Jul: Abbotsford
* 21 Jul: Jeanne d'Arc
* 27 Jul: HMS Valorous
* 3 Aug: HMS Favorite
* 8 Aug: Zealous
* 18 Aug: HMY Alberta
* 1 Sep: HMS Iron Duke
* 15 Sep: Mesudiye
* 20 Nov: HMS Iron Duke
* 28 Nov: HMS Monarch
* 31 Dec: Adriatic

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