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HMS Royal William (1833)
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HMS Royal William was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line
of the Royal Navy
, launched on 2 April 1833 at Pembroke Dock
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She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1860, and was destroyed by fire in 1899.
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, launched on 2 April 1833 at Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...
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She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1860, and was destroyed by fire in 1899.