HMS Aboukir (1807)

	A drawing of HMS Aboukir
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Aboukir
Ordered	24 November 1802
Builder	Brindley, Frindsbury
Laid down	June 1804
Launched	18 November 1807
Fate	Sold, 1838
General characteristics
Class and type	Lengthened Courageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1703 bm
Length	172 ft 3.5 in (52.515 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders; Quarterdeck:; 2 × 9-pounders; 12 × 32-pounder carronades; Forecastle:; 2 × 9-pounders; 2 × 32-pounder carronades; Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades;

HMS Aboukir was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 November 1807 at Frindsbury.

In 1812 Aboukir served as the flagship to Rear-Admiral Thomas Byam Martin in the Baltic Sea and participated in the defence of Riga.

She was placed on harbour service in 1824, and was sold in 1838.

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